Justice Sanjiv Khanna sworn in as 51st Chief Justice of India, succeeding Justice D.Y. Chandrachud until May 13, 2025.

Justice Sanjiv Khanna will take oath as 51st chief justice of India today, a day after incumbent Justice DY Chandrachud demitted office on attaining the age of 65. Justice Chandrachud had taken over as the CJI on November 8,

Justice Sanjiv Khanna was sworn in as the 51st Chief Justice of India on Monday, succeeding Justice D.Y. Chandrachud. Justice Khanna, who has served as a Supreme Court judge since January 2019, will hold office until May 13,

Justice Sanjiv Khanna exchanges greetings with outgoing CJI D.Y. Chandrachud during his swearing-in ceremony as the 51st Chief Justice of India (CJI), at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Monday (November 11,

Justice Sanjiv Khanna was on Monday sworn in as the 51st Chief Justice of India. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office to him at a brief swearing-in ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Justice Sanjiv Khanna, now the Chief Justice of India, has a solid educational foundation that helped shape his remarkably successful legal career. His schooling started at Modern School in New Delhi,

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday extended best wishes to Justice Sanjiv Khanna after he was sworn-in as the 51st Chief Justice of India, and noted that the position would place a lot of weight on his shoulders due to the extensive scrutiny and expectations that the office brings with it.

Among his most influential decisions is the Electoral Bonds case. In February 2024, as part of a five-judge bench, he ruled the controversial electoral bonds scheme unconstitutional.