CHIEF JUSTICE OF SUPREME COURT

H J KANIA IS THE FIRST CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA

YASWANT CHANDRACHUD IS THE LONGEST SERVING CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA

K G BALAKRISHNAN THE 37 TH CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA IS LONGEST SERVING CHIEF JUSTICE AS DALIT

CURRENTLY H L DATTU IS THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA AND HE IS THE 42nd CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA

CHIEF JUSTICE IS APPOINTED AS THE MOST SENIOR JUDGE OF SUPREME COURT.

ARTICLE 124 PROVIDE THE WAY OF APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES OF INDIA.

BUT,

THIS RULE IS BROKED SEVERAL TIMES,BECAUSE DURING INDIRA GHANDHI,

S K RAY WAS ELECTED THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA,DESPITE THE FACT THAT THREE MORE SENIOR JUDGES WAS PRESENT

ARTICLE 124(4) ALSO PROVIDE THE WAY FOR A CHIEF JUSTICE TO BE REMOVED.

CAN BE REMOVED ONLY BY PRESIDENT ON RECOMMENDATION OF BOTH THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT AND SHOULD HAVE 2/3 MAJORITY.

WHEN ZAKIR HUSSAIN DIED AS A PRESIDENT OF THE COUNTRY,V V GIRI WAS VICE PRESIDENT AND HE ACTED AS PRESIDENT BUT AFTER FEW DAYS GIRI SAHAB RESIGNED AND THE CURRENT CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA WAS ELECTED AS THE PRESIDENT OF INDIA AND THE MOST SENIOR JUDGE WAS ELECTED AS CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA

JUSTICE HIDYATULLAH WAS THE CHIEF JUSTICE TO ACT AS PRESIDENT.