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A file photo of Ranjan Gogoi.
NEW DELHI -- Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra on Tuesday sent a letter to the central government recommending Justice Ranjan Gogoi as his successor.
Justice Gogoi will be sworn in as the next CJI on 3 October.
The CJI wrote to the Ministry of Law and Justice endorsing and recommending the name of Justice Gogoi, the senior-most judge, as the next CJI.