Former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi will take oath as Rajya Sabha member on Thursday. He will take oath at 11.00 am. The former CJI was nominated to the Rajya Sabha by President Ram Nath Kovind on March 16. A notification announcing his nomination to the Upper House was issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday night. The vacancy was created due to retirement of K T S Tulsi. Gogoi (65) retired as Chief Justice of India in November last year after a tenure of a little over 13 months. He will be the first former Chief Justice of India to be nominated to Rajya Sabha.

Former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi will take oath as Rajya Sabha member on Thursday. He will take oath at 11.00 am. The former CJI was nominated to the Rajya Sabha by President Ram Nath Kovind on March 16. A notification announcing his nomination to the Upper House was issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday night. The vacancy was created due to retirement of K T S Tulsi. Gogoi (65) retired as Chief Justice of India in November last year after a tenure of a little over 13 months. He will be the first former Chief Justice of India to be nominated to Rajya Sabha.