Ranjan Gogoi

Ranjan Gogoi is a former Chief Justice of India and a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the parliament.

By Zainab Ashraf | Tuesday, April 16, 2024, 01:33:58 PM [IST]

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Ranjan Gogoi Biography
Ranjan Gogoi Personal Life
Education Qualification of Ranjan Gogoi
Political Timeline of Ranjan Gogoi
Interesting Facts about Ranjan Gogoi
Ranjan Gogoi Early Life
Ranjan Gogoi Net Worth

Ranjan Gogoi Biography

Retired Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi is the first judge from northeast India to hold the post. He hails from Assam and is the son of former Chief Minister Keshab Chandra Gogoi and Priya Gogoi. He married Rupanjali Gogoi and was blessed with two children with her.

In 2014, he faced criticism for not recusing himself from the Assam NRC case despite being from Assam and potentially affected by its outcome.

On January 12th, 2018, he joined three other senior judges in publicly criticising then CJI Dipak Misra for irregularities in case assignments, fearing it could undermine public confidence in the judiciary.

Despite this, CJI Misra recommended Gogoi's nomination as his successor, which was followed in September 2018.

In April 2019, allegations of sexual harassment against CJI Gogoi surfaced, but an in-house inquiry committee found no substance in the claims.

He was nominated to the Rajya Sabha in 2020 and now he is a Member of the Committee on Communications and Information Technology.

Ranjan Gogoi Personal Life

Full Name	Ranjan Gogoi
Date of Birth	18 Nov 1954 (Age 71)
Place of Birth	K.C. Gogoi Path, Distt. Dibrugarh
Party Name	Independent
Education	Graduate
Profession	Judge
Father's Name	Shri Kesab Chandra Gogoi
Mother's Name	Shrimati Shanti Priya Gogoi
Spouse's Name	Shrimati Rupanjali Gogoi
Children	1 Son(s) 1 Daughter(s)

Ranjan Gogoi Net Worth

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Education Qualification of Ranjan Gogoi

Ranjan Gogoi has a Law Degree from the Faculty of Law at the University of Delhi. Before that, he pursued History (Hons.) at St. Stephens College in Delhi. His schooling was at Don Bosco School in Dibrugarh.

Interesting Facts about Ranjan Gogoi

Ranjan Gogoi is the son of former Chief Minister Keshab Chandra Gogoi.

Political Timeline of Ranjan Gogoi

2021: Member, Committee on Communications and Information Technology
2020: Nominated to Rajya Sabha Member, Committee on External Affairs

Ranjan Gogoi Early Life

2012: Elevated as Judge of the Supreme Court on April 23.
2011: Appointed as Chief Justice of Punjab & Haryana High Court on February 12.
2010: Transferred to Punjab & Haryana High Court on September 9.
2001: Appointed as Permanent Judge of Gauhati High Court on February 28.
1978: Practised in the Gauhati High Court.

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