Justice Sanjiv Khanna was named the next Chief Justice of India (CJI) by President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday. On November 11, 2024, Justice Khanna, the seniormost judge in the Supreme court at the moment, will take over for incumbent Chief Justice DY Chandrachud.
New CJI With Effect From December 11s
DY Chandrachud, who is scheduled to retire from the position on November 10, 2024, after reaching the age of 65, recommended the appointment. On November 8, 2022, Justice Chandrachud assumed the position of Chief Justice.
Union Minister for Law & Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal stated, “With effect from November 11, 2024, the Hon’ble President, after consulting with the Hon’ble Chief Justice of India, is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Judge of the Supreme Court of India, as Chief Justice of India.” This appointment was made in the exercise of the authority granted by the Indian Constitution.
As India’s 51st Chief Justice, Justice Khanna will take office on May 13, 2025, and serve a term of over seven months.
Justice Sanjiv Khanna’s Bench
On January 18, 2019, Justice Khanna was transferred from the Delhi High Court to the Supreme Court. He presided over the benches of a number of politically delicate matters during his time as a Supreme Court justice, most notably those involving the bail requests made by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, and Sanjay Singh in the Delhi liquor policy case.
Arvind Kejriwal, the former chief minister of Delhi, was granted temporary release by Justice Khanna’s court in May, expressly for the purpose of campaigning for the Lok Sabha election. This judgment was characterized as unique.
In order to prevent abuse of the legislation, the bench later granted Kejriwal temporary bail once more in July and sent the matter to a larger bench to investigate the necessity of additional grounds for arrest under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
Voter Verified Paper Audit Trails (VVPATs) and electronic voting machines (EVMs) were among the other topics covered by Justice Khanna’s bench. The ruling urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to put in place further safeguards even as it denied a request for 100% VVPAT verification.
Additionally, the Constitution Bench’s rulings on Article 370 and the Electoral Bonds issue were influenced by Justice Khanna.
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