President of India Draupadi Murmu on Thursday appointed Justice Sanjiv Khanna as the Chief Justice of India (CJI). Justice Khanna, who is now the senior-most judge of the apex court, will succeed CJI DY Chandrachud and assume the post on November 11, 2024.
The appointment follows the recommendation made by DY Chandrachud who will retire on November 10, 2024.
“In exercise of the powers conferred by the Constitution of India, the Hon’ble President, after consultation with the Hon’ble Chief Justice of India, is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Judge of the Supreme Court of India as the Chief Justice of India with effect from November 11, 2024,” said Arjun Ram Meghwal , Union Law and Justice Minister,” said Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal.
Justice Khanna will take office as the 51st Chief Justice of India and will have a tenure of approximately seven months till 13 May 2025.
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