Ramesh Chandra Lahoti, Indian lawyer and jurist, 35th Chief Justice of India (died 2022)

Ramesh Chandra Lahoti was the 35th Chief Justice of India, serving from 1 June 2004 to 1 November 2005.

The chief justice of India (CJI) is the chief judge of the Supreme Court of India and the highest-ranking officer of the Indian judiciary. The Constitution of India grants power to the President of India to appoint, as recommended by the outgoing chief justice in consultation with other judges, (as envisaged in Article 124 (2) of the Constitution) the next chief justice, who will serve until they reach the age of 65 or are removed by the constitutional process of impeachment.