Meet 51st Chief Justice Of India & DY Chandrachud’s Successor – Justice Sanjiv Khanna
Justice Sanjiv Khanna, who has been part of several landmark Supreme Court judgments, was sworn in as the 51st Chief Justice of India on Monday. He was administered oath by President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. He succeeds Justice DY Chandrachud, whose term as CJI ended on Friday.
The Centre officially notified Justice Khanna’s appointment on October 24 following Chief Justice Chandrachud’s recommendation on October 16. Friday was the last working day of Justice DY Chandrachud as the CJI and he was given a rousing farewell by judges, lawyers and staff of the apex court and the high courts.
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has named Justice Sanjiv Khanna, the second-most senior judge of the Supreme Court, as his successor in a letter to the Union law ministry. The letter is written as per convention where the retiring Chief Justice of India nominates the second-most senior judge a successor, whose recommendation has to be approved by the Union government. DY Chandrachud took over as the Chief Justice of India on November 9, 2022, and his tenure as the CJI will end on November 10. Judges of the Supreme Court retire by the age of 65.
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