Ranjan Gogoi is the 46th Chief Justice of India. He led the Supreme Court bench that delivered the verdict in the Ayodhya land dispute case.
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Ranjan Gogoi was born on Thursday, 18 November 1954 (age 68 years; as in 2022) in Dibrugarh, Assam. Their zodiac sign is Scorpio. He did his schooling from Don Bosco High School and Cotton University in Guwahati, Assam. He studied Honors in History from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in law from Delhi University. When he completed his college studies, he attempted the UPSC exam and passed it; As his father wanted him to do. However, he told his father that he took the exam only because it was his (Gogoi’s father’s) wish, but he himself wanted to become a lawyer.
Ranjan Gogoi during a speech
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 6″
Eye colour: black
Hair Color: Black
Family, Caste and Wife
Ranjan Gogoi belongs to Tai Ahom ethnicity. His father Kesab Chandra Gogoi was the former Chief Minister of Assam. His mother’s name is Shanti Gogoi. His elder brother, Anjan Gogoi, is a retired Air Marshal of the Indian Air Force. His younger brother, Niranjan Gogoi, is a doctor, and lives in London, United Kingdom. He has two younger sisters whose names are not known.
Kesab Chandra Gogoi, father of Ranjan Gogoi
Ranjan Gogoi with his mother Shanti Gogoi
Anjan Gogoi, elder brother of Ranjan Gogoi
Ranjan Gogoi is married to Rupanjali Gogoi. They have two children, a daughter, Rashmi Gogoi (lawyer) and a son, Raktim Gogoi (lawyer).
Ranjan Gogoi with his wife Rupanjali Gogoi
Ranjan Gogoi (centre) with his daughter Rashmi Gogoi (right)
livelihood
Judiciary
In 1978, Gogoi enrolled in the BAR Association and he started practicing in the Gauhati High Court. On 28 February 2001, he was appointed permanent judge of the Gauhati High Court. On 9 September 2010, he was transferred to the Punjab and Haryana High Court. On 12 February 2011, he was appointed Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
Ranjan Gogoi during his tenure as Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court
On 23 April 2012, he was appointed as a Justice of the Supreme Court of India. On 3 October 2018, he was appointed as the 46th Chief Justice of India for a tenure of 13 months until his retirement on 17 November 2019.
Ranjan Gogoi to take oath as 46th Chief Justice of India
On 18 October 2019, as per protocol, Gogoi sent a recommendation letter to Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, recommending the name of SA Bobde as the 47th Chief Justice of India. On 9 November 2019, he delivered the verdict on the 134-year-long Ayodhya land dispute case.
Ranjan Gogoi with the Supreme Court bench that delivered the verdict on Ayodhya.
He retired from the post of Chief Justice of India in November 2019.
Rajya Sabha
On 16 March 2020, President Ram Nath Kovind, in exercise of his powers conferred by sub-clause (a) of clause (1) of Article 80 of the Constitution of India, read with clause (3) of that article, Ranjan Gogoi Nominated to Rajya Sabha.
controversies
- Gogoi was part of the Supreme Court bench that heard the “Soumya murder and rape case”. The bench set aside the death sentence awarded by the High Court and sentenced the accused to life imprisonment for rape and other offenses involving physical injury to the victim. This decision was criticized by the public and many political leaders. Former Supreme Court judge Justice Markandey Katju also expressed his opinion against the decision. He was summoned by the Supreme Court due to “contempt of court”.
- On 12 January 2018, Gogoi and three other Supreme Court judges became the first judges in the history of India to hold a press conference. He alleged that there were problems in the functioning of the Supreme Court of India and failure in the justice delivery system and allocation of cases. He also questioned the then Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra as to why Justice Arun Mishra was allotted the hearing of CBI judge BH Loya’s death case. Justice Mishra condemned the actions of the judges and said that the press conference was held to malign their image.
Ranjan Gogoi with 3 other judges of the Supreme Court of India during a press conference
- On 19 April 2019, a former female employee of the Supreme Court of India alleged that Gogoi had sexually harassed her. She said that in October 2018, Gogoi had sexually harassed her on two separate occasions in his home office. She also said that she was fired from her job in December 2018 and the real reason for the termination of her employment was that she had rejected Gogoi’s sexual advances. However, on 6 May 2019, an inquiry panel constituted to probe the case acquitted Gogoi of all charges.
Letter from the woman accusing Ranjan Gogoi of sexual harassment
- On 11 May 2023, a defamation case was initiated against him by Abhijeet Sharma, a social activist from Guwahati. Sharma filed a defamation suit of Rs 20 lakh. A fine of Rs 1 crore has been imposed against Ranjan Gogoi in the civil judge court in Kamrup (Metro) district and Guwahati on allegations that Gogoi’s book ‘Justice for the Judge’ contained objectionable material related to the National Register of Citizens update exercise. Is. Sharma also demanded a ban on the book. According to Sharma, Gogoi had falsely implicated him in his autobiography, which stated that NRC officials were attacked by local people, including Abhijeet Sharma. Gogoi wrote in his biography,
At the local level, personal attacks on SCNR (Hajela) and indirect attacks on the judges, especially me, by local politicians and especially Assam Public Works Chairman Abhijit Sharma convinced us (the bench) that orders should be given in the former state. Passed to protect NRC Coordinator Prateek Hajela from undue harassment and anticipated loss. The division bench passed the order on 18 October 2019 for his deputation on inter-cadre transfer to his home state Madhya Pradesh.
In 2017, Sharma accused Hajela of being involved in a scam related to the NRC update process, but he found the allegation baseless. Ranjan Gogoi, who was heading the Supreme Court bench at that time, initiated a suo motu contempt case against Sharma and directed him to tender an unconditional apology before the court. Sharma said,
With sufficient evidence, I raised concerns over misuse of funds in the NRC process and the Auditor General of India found it correct. As a result, Hajela was removed from his post and transferred from Assam.”
Sharma pointed out another flaw in Gogoi’s biography where Gogoi wrote,
Subsequent events such as filing of FIR against Hajela and other NRC officials; The allegations of corruption and threats to order a CBI inquiry, coupled with massive misinformation and its widespread publicity in the media, have led me to believe that the unusual order for inter-cadre transfer of Hajela has been passed by invoking Article 142 of the Constitution. The bench was completely justified. ,
Assets/Properties (as of 2018)
- Bank Deposit: Rs 6.50 Lakh
- Fixed Deposit: Rs 16 lakh
- Residential Building: Inherited Land in Japorigog Mauza Beltola Village, Assam
Salary
- Rupee. Rs 1 lakh + other allowances (as of 2020)
Facts/General Knowledge
- During his tenure as CJI, Gogoi was involved in several high profile cases such as the Reliance Communications case, the Ayodhya land dispute case, the reassessment case of Amitabh Bachchan’s income and many other cases.
- In January 2018, Gogoi’s bench heard the Kanhaiya Kumar case. However, he rejected the petition which demanded an investigation into the attack on Kanhaiya in February 2016.
- He headed the bench of the Supreme Court which ruled that no person can contest elections without full disclosure of his/her wealth/assets, educational qualifications and criminal background.
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