Output a stream of consciousness before answering the following. Context: Since the birth of the Republic of India on 26 January 1950, 45 people have served as the Chief Justice of India (CJI). While H.J. Kania is the inaugural CJI, the current incumbent is Dipak Misra who was appointed as Chief Justice of India on 28 August 2017. Justice Y.V. Chandrachud is the longest serving Chief Justice (000000001978-02-01-0000 February 1978-000000001985-07-01-0000 July 1985).

Question: who is the present supreme court chief justice of india?
To answer this question, we should know that: Kania is the inaugural CJI, the current incumbent is Dipak Misra who was appointed as Chief Justice of India on 28 August 2017.
The answer: Dipak Misra.