| Ranjan Gogoi served as the 46th Chief Justice of India until his retirement on November 17, 2019. |
| He presided over significant cases, including the Ayodhya Land Dispute case that lasted 134 years. |
| His father, Keshab Chandra Gogoi, briefly served as the Chief Minister of Assam in 1982. |
| Before attending school, Ranjan and his brother Anjan decided via a toss that Anjan would go to Sainik School while Ranjan attended Don Bosco School. |
| Ranjan cleared the UPSC exam but chose to pursue law, enrolling in the bar and practicing at the Gauhati High Court in 1978. |
| In 1998, he lost his father, Keshab Chandra Gogoi. |
| On February 28, 2001, he became a Permanent Judge of the Gauhati High Court. |
| He later served in various high courts before eventually becoming a Judge of the Supreme Court in April 2012. |
| Ranjan Gogoi has been involved in several notable cases, displaying a strict judicial demeanor. |
| In January 2018, he participated in a press conference highlighting issues within the Supreme Court. |
| Sworn in as the Chief Justice of India on September 14, 2018, he held the position until his retirement in November 2019. |
| Post-retirement, he recommended SA Bobde as the 47th Chief Justice of India in October 2019. |
| On November 9, 2019, Ranjan Gogoi and other judges delivered the verdict in the Ayodhya land dispute case. |
| In March 2020, he was nominated to the Rajya Sabha by President Ram Nath Kovind. |
