Supreme Court Judge P. Sathasivam appointed as the new Chief Justice of India .Sathasivan succeeded CJI Aitamas Kabir.President Pranab Mukherjee administered the oath of  to Sathasivam at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
He  will remain in office till April 26, 2014 He sworn as the 40th Chief Justice of India.
Justice Sathasivam delivered the verdict in the controversial triple murder case of Stains and upheld the conviction of Dara Singh. On 19 April 2010, he delivered the judgement in the Jessica Lal Murder Case.
Someof the major judgements by Justice Sathasivam include the Mumbai blasts case and that of Pakistani scientist Mohammed Khalil Chisti