Mon. Jun 22nd, 2026
  • CJI Chandrachud nominates Justice Khanna as his successor.
  • Justice Sanjiv Khanna will become the 51st Chief Justice of India.
  • He will serve a tenure of six months, ending on May 13, 2025, before his retirement.
  • Justice Sanjiv Khanna is the second-most senior judge of the Supreme Court.
  • DY Chandrachud will retire on November 8 after completing a two-year term.
  • He started his legal career at the Tis Hazari district courts.
  • In 2005, Justice Khanna was elevated to the position of additional judge at the Delhi High Court.
  • He is one of the few judges of the Supreme Court who hasn’t served as Chief Justice of any High Court.
  • Justice Sanjiv Khanna was also part of a five-judge bench that recently declared the electoral bond scheme unconstitutional.

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