Justice Sanjiv Khanna was sworn in as the 51st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India on Monday.
Justice Khanna succeeds Justice D Y Chandrachud, who demitted office on Sunday on attaining the age of 65 years.
President of India Droupadi Murmu administered the oath to Justice Khanna at a swearing-in ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi . He will have a nearly six -month term till May 13, 2025.
Born on 14th May, 1960, Justice Khanna got enrolled as an advocate with the Bar Council of Delhi in 1983 and initially practiced in the Tis – Hazari District Courts , Delhi and later in Delhi High Court and handled diverse cases related to constitutional law, direct taxation, arbitration, commercial law, company law, land law, environmental law and medical negligence.
Justice Khanna was elevated to the Supreme Court from the Delhi High Court on January 18, 2019
Son of Justice DR Khanna, a former Delhi High Court judge, Justice Sanjiv Khanna has been a part of many Constitution Bench verdicts, including the one’s upholding the abrogation of Article 370 and the scrapping of electoral bonds scheme.
Justice HR Khanna–his uncle–was denied the appointment as CJI by the Indira Gandhi-led Congress government for his sole dissenting opinion in a case related to suspension of fundamental rights during Emergency in 1976.
Justice HR Khanna had resigned after the government appointed Justice HM Beg- junior to him — as the CJI.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar,Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, outgoing CJI DY Chandrachud, ministers, sitting and former judges attended the oath ceremony.
