Harvard Law School to honour CJI Chandrachud with 'Award for Global Leadership'

New Delhi: The Harvard Law School Center has chosen Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud to receive the "Award for Global Leadership" in honour of his lifetime of contribution to the legal community both at home and abroad.

On January 11, he will receive the honour at a virtual ceremony.

Chandrachud obtained an LLM degree and a Doctorate in Juridical Sciences (SJD) from the Harvard Law School in the United States.

At the event, professor David Wilkins of the Harvard Law School will also have a conversation with the CJI.

Justice Chandrachud, who was part of the apex court benches that delivered several landmark verdicts, including the Ayodhya land dispute case, was sworn in as the 50th CJI on November 9, 2022.

With PTI inputs