Chief Justice of India
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The Chief Justice of India is the head of the Indian judiciary and the Supreme Court, serving as the country’s highest-ranking judicial authority.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of India canonical | 34 |
| Acting Chief Justice of India | 1 |
| Patron-in-Chief of the National Legal Services Authority of India | 1 |
| The Honourable Chief Justice of India | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T198479 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chief Justice of India Context triple: [President of India, oathAdministeredBy, Chief Justice of India]
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A.
Chief Justice of the United States
The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the federal judiciary and the Supreme Court, presiding over its proceedings and holding significant ceremonial and administrative responsibilities within the U.S. government.
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B.
Chief Justice of Japan
The Chief Justice of Japan is the head of the Supreme Court and the highest-ranking judicial officer in the country, responsible for leading and representing the Japanese judiciary.
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C.
Supreme Court of India
The Supreme Court of India is the country’s highest judicial authority and final court of appeal, responsible for upholding the Constitution and interpreting national law.
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D.
President of India
The President of India is the ceremonial head of state and the supreme constitutional authority of the Republic of India, responsible for upholding the Constitution and representing the nation domestically and internationally.
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E.
Prime Minister of India
The Prime Minister of India is the head of government and the most powerful political executive in the Republic of India, responsible for leading the central administration and shaping national policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chief Justice of India Target entity description: The Chief Justice of India is the head of the Indian judiciary and the Supreme Court, serving as the country’s highest-ranking judicial authority.
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A.
Chief Justice of the United States
The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the federal judiciary and the Supreme Court, presiding over its proceedings and holding significant ceremonial and administrative responsibilities within the U.S. government.
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B.
Chief Justice of Japan
The Chief Justice of Japan is the head of the Supreme Court and the highest-ranking judicial officer in the country, responsible for leading and representing the Japanese judiciary.
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C.
Supreme Court of India
The Supreme Court of India is the country’s highest judicial authority and final court of appeal, responsible for upholding the Constitution and interpreting national law.
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D.
President of India
The President of India is the ceremonial head of state and the supreme constitutional authority of the Republic of India, responsible for upholding the Constitution and representing the nation domestically and internationally.
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E.
Prime Minister of India
The Prime Minister of India is the head of government and the most powerful political executive in the Republic of India, responsible for leading the central administration and shaping national policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
judicial office
ⓘ
public office ⓘ |
| appointedBy | President of India ⓘ |
| appointedOnAdviceOf | collegium of senior Supreme Court judges ⓘ |
| building | Supreme Court of India building ⓘ |
| canBeRemovedBy | President of India ⓘ |
| chairs |
collegium system for appointment of High Court judges
ⓘ
collegium system for appointment of Supreme Court judges ⓘ |
| constitutionalArticle | Article 124 of the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| definedIn | Constitution of India ⓘ |
| exOfficioPosition |
Chancellor of certain National Law Universities (varies by state law)
ⓘ
Patron-in-Chief of the National Legal Services Authority of India ⓘ
linked to:
Chief Justice of India
|
| firstHolder | H. J. Kania ⓘ |
| formationDate | 1950-01-26 ⓘ |
| formationEvent | establishment of the Supreme Court of India ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
allocation of cases in the Supreme Court of India
ⓘ
constitution of benches of the Supreme Court of India ⓘ |
| hasPower |
to assign judicial work to Supreme Court judges
ⓘ
to constitute constitutional benches ⓘ |
| headOf |
Indian judiciary
ⓘ
Supreme Court of India ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | India ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Part V, Chapter IV of the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law system of India ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | National Capital Territory of Delhi ⓘ |
| mandatoryRetirementAge | 65 years ⓘ |
| memberOf | Supreme Court of India ⓘ |
| nativeLabel | Chief Justice of India ⓘ |
| nominatedFrom | judges of the Supreme Court of India ⓘ |
| oathAdministeredBy | President of India ⓘ |
| officeHoldersNumbered | sequentially from 1 onward ⓘ |
| officeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| officeType | constitutional office ⓘ |
| partOf | higher judiciary of India ⓘ |
| positionInGovernment | highest-ranking judicial authority in India ⓘ |
| predecessorOffice | Chief Justice of the Federal Court of India ⓘ |
| rankInOrderOfPrecedence | 6 ⓘ |
| removalProcess | impeachment by Parliament of India ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Constitution of India ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
administration of the Supreme Court of India
ⓘ
judicial leadership of the Indian judiciary ⓘ |
| seat |
New Delhi
ⓘ
linked to:
New Delhi, India
Supreme Court of India building ⓘ |
| shortName | CJI ⓘ |
| style |
The Honourable Chief Justice of India
ⓘ
linked to:
Chief Justice of India
|
| symbol |
Emblem of India
ⓘ
linked to:
State Emblem of India
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| termLength | until age of 65 years ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chief Justice of India Description of subject: The Chief Justice of India is the head of the Indian judiciary and the Supreme Court, serving as the country’s highest-ranking judicial authority.
Referenced by (37)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Chief Justice of India
Chief Justice of India
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exOfficioPosition
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Patron-in-Chief of the National Legal Services Authority of India
ⓘ
linked to: Chief Justice of India
subject linked to:
The President
subject linked to:
Chandrachud
linked to: Chief Justice of India