Next CJI Sanjiv Khanna to have six-month tenure

Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud, who is due to retire on November 10, has recommended the name of senior-most Supreme Court (SC) judge Justice Sanjiv Khanna (pictured) to the government for appointment as the 51st CJI.

- BHAVINI MISHRA

Set to be sworn in on November 11, Justice Khanna will have a six-month tenure as the CJI. He will retire on May 13, 2025. As a SC judge since January 18, 2019, Justice Khanna was part of Benches that dealt with several crucial cases, such as the electoral bonds, where the Bench termed it unconstitutional and the case pertaining to the repeal of Article 370.

In his separate judgment in the electoral bonds case, Justice Khanna “held that the scheme violated the right to information under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution, emphasising the necessity of transparency in electoral funding and its implications for democratic governance,” said Raunak Dhillon, partner, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas.