On November 11, 2024 (Monday), Justice Sanjiv Khanna was sworn in because the 51st Chief Justice of India, taking on from Justice DY Chandrachud. The oath of workplace was administered by President Droupadi Murmu throughout a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Justice Khanna, recognized for his function in key Supreme Courtroom rulings, together with placing down the electoral bonds scheme and endorsing the revocation of Article 370, will serve a quick tenure, concluding on March 13, 2025.
Justice Khanna may have a comparatively brief tenure of simply six months — he is because of retire on March 13, 2025.
A graduate of Delhi College’s Campus Regulation Centre, he enrolled as an advocate in 1983 and primarily practised earlier than the Delhi Excessive Courtroom. Earlier than his elevation as decide of Delhi Excessive Courtroom in June 2005, he served as Senior Standing Counsel of the Earnings Tax Division and was additionally the standing counsel on civil issues for the Delhi authorities.
