RANK 4 – J S Khehar, 64
Chief Justice of India | (Rank 2016: 41)
THE REASON
With the judiciary and the executive locked in a struggle over delay in appointments to the higher judiciary and a new Memorandum of Procedure (MoP), the CJI, who heads the collegium that clear the names of judges for high courts and the apex court, plays a key role. Besides, he will hear all important PILs in the Supreme Court.
THE WORK
The SC collegium under him has stood its ground, virtually rejecting every contentious clause that the Modi government wanted in the new MoP.
THE FUTURE
He is expected to head the Constitution bench that will decide the validity of Aadhaar and the contours of the right to privacy.
NOTE: He often refers to his wife as ‘Sher Khan’ and ‘Tiger’.
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