The Story
75 Years of the Supreme Court, in Currency
"From H.J. Kania, who read the oath to India's first President in 1950, to the Chief Justices of today — 53 careers, 85 dates, preserved in the currency of the republic they served."
The Chief Justices of India Theme File is UNC Museum's tribute to the highest office in the Indian judiciary. Since the Supreme Court was established on 26 January 1950, 53 jurists have held the office — some for a matter of days, others for years that reshaped constitutional law.
From Kamal Narain Singh's seventeen-day tenure — the shortest in the Court's history — to Y.V. Chandrachud's seven-year term — the longest — this file tracks the full range of the office.
"53 Chief Justices. 75 years of the Supreme Court. One institution."
