New Delhi: Chief Justice of India SH Kapadia, who retires this month, has recommended the name of seniormost Supreme Court judge Justice Altamas Kabir as his successor, setting in motion the process of change of guard in the apex court.
Sources in the Law Ministry said Justice Kapadia, due to retire on Sept 28, recommended the name of Justice Kabir (64) recently.
Justice Kabir, who was elevated to the Supreme Court in Sept 2005, would retire on July 18, 2013. (PTI)