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Chief Justice of India’s Supreme Court DY Chandrachud is going to retire on November 10. CJI Chandrachud has recommended the name of Supreme Court’s most senior judge Sanjeev Khanna as the next Chief Justice to the Central Government. CJI Chandrachud has written a letter to the Union Law Ministry on Wednesday recommending the name of Justice Khanna. Now on November 11, Justice Sanjeev Khanna will take oath as the 51st Chief Justice of India. Let us know some special things about Justice Sanjeev Khanna.
Tenure will be about 6 months
Justice Sanjeev Khanna is the most senior judge in the Supreme Court after DY Chandrachud. Justice Sanjeev Khanna was promoted as a Supreme Court judge on January 18, 2019. Justice Sanjeev Khanna’s tenure as CJI will be a little more than six months. He will retire on May 13, 2025.
Education of Justice Sanjeev Khanna
Justice Sanjeev Khanna was born on 14 May 1960. Justice Sanjiv Khanna has studied law from the Law Faculty Campus Law Center (CLC) of Delhi University. Justice Sanjiv Khanna was promoted as an additional judge of the Delhi High Court in 2005 and was made a permanent judge in 2006.
Major decisions of Justice Sanjiv Khanna
Some of the major decisions of Justice Sanjiv Khanna in the Supreme Court include upholding the use of EVMs in elections. Apart from this, he was also part of the five-judge bench which declared the electoral bond scheme of political parties unconstitutional. He was part of the 5-judge bench which upheld the Center’s 2019 decision to repeal Article 370 related to Jammu and Kashmir.
CJI gave a copy of the recommendation to Justice Sanjiv Khanna
Chief Justice DY Chandrachud has handed over a copy of the recommendation made to the Central Government to make the second senior Justice of the Supreme Court, Sanjiv Khanna, the Chief Justice to Justice Sanjiv Khanna. On this occasion, the third most senior judge of the Supreme Court, Justice BR Gavai was also present.
