Sharad Bobde

Sharad Arvind Bobde
47th Chief Justice of India
In office
18 November 2019 – 23 April 2021
PresidentRam Nath Kovind
Preceded byRanjan Gogoi
Succeeded byN. V. Ramana
Judge of the Supreme Court of India
In office
12 April 2013 – 17 November 2019
Nominated byAltamas Kabir
Appointed byPranab Mukherjee
21st Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court
In office
16 October 2012 – 11 April 2013
Nominated byAltamas Kabir
Appointed byPranab Mukherjee
Preceded bySyed Rafat Alam
Succeeded byAjay Manikrao Khanwilkar
Judge of the Bombay High Court
In office
29 March 2000 – 15 October 2012
Nominated byAdarsh Sein Anand
Appointed byK. R. Narayanan
Personal details
Born (1956-04-24) 24 April 1956
SpouseKamini Bobde
Children3
Alma materNagpur University (BA, LLB)
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Sharad Arvind Bobde (born 24 April 1956) is a retired Indian judge who served as the 47th Chief Justice of India from 18 November 2019 to 23 April 2021.

He is a former Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, and a former Chancellor of Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai and Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur. He had a tenure of eight years in the Supreme Court of India and retired on 23 April 2021. On 24 April 2021, N. V. Ramana succeeded him as the CJI.