President nominated former CJI Ranjan Gogoi to Rajya Sabha

The President of India has nominated former Chief Justice of India, Ranjan Gogoi, to the Rajya Sabha. In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 80 of the Constitution of India, and on the advice of the Prime Minister, the President of India can nominate 12 members to the Rajya Sabha.

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Ranjan Gogoi served as the 46th Chief Justice of India. His term as Chief Justice was from 3 October 2018 till 17 November 2019. On 9 November 2019, the five judge bench headed by him delivered the verdict in the historical and controversial Ayodhya dispute case. Ranjan Gogoi, was the first person from the northeast to reach the top judicial position and credited for bringing the curtains down on the decades old politically and religiously sensitive Ayodhya land dispute.