Justice Sanjiv Khanna takes oath as 51st Chief Justice of India | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Justice Sanjiv Khanna took oath as the 51st Chief Justice of India (CJI) on Monday. President Droupodi Murmu took oath at a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar and former CJI DY Chandrachud were also present during the oath-taking ceremony.
Justice Sanjiv Khanna takes over as CJI after former CJI DY Chandrachud resigned from the Supreme Court on Sunday, November 10. In his farewell speech on his last day in office on Friday, November 8, Justice DY Chandrachud expressed confidence in Justice Khanna’s future leadership and described his successor as “dignified, stable and deeply committed to justice”.
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Former CJI DY Chandrachud recommended Justice Sanjiv Khanna’s name as his successor on October 17, following which the Center formally notified Justice Khanna’s appointment on October 24.
CJI Sanjiv Khanna will serve a term of just over six months and retire on May 13, 2025.