New Delhi, November 11 ( Justice Sanjiv Khanna was on Monday sworn in as the Chief Justice of India (CJI) by President Draupadi Murmu. Justice DY Chandrachud retired as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court on November 10 at the age of 65. After this, the name of Justice Sanjiv Khanna was recommended by Justice DY Chandrachud for the post of Chief Justice.
Born on May 14, 1960, Justice Sanjiv Khanna has studied law from the Law Campus of Delhi University. He also held the post of Judge of Delhi High Court. He also worked as the Executive Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority.
On the other hand, if we talk about his legal journey, he has been an important part of many historic decisions, which mainly include the case of sanctity of EVMs, the case of interim bail of Arvind Kejriwal, the case of ending the electoral bond scheme and the case of repeal of Article 370.
Justice Sanjiv Khanna has been an important part of the decisions given in relation to these cases. Justice Sanjiv Khanna was promoted as a Supreme Court judge on 18 January 2019.
Justice Khanna, who belongs to a prominent family of Delhi, is the son of former Delhi High Court judge Justice Dev Raj Khanna and nephew of former Supreme Court chief judge HR Khanna.
Justice Sanjiv Khanna’s tenure will be till 13 May 2025, i.e. a total of 6 months.
After taking oath as a judge in the Supreme Court on 18 January 2019, he has been a part of 456 benches. During this time he has also written 117 decisions.
