Justice Sanjiv Khanna takes oath as 51st Chief Justice of India at Rashtrapati Bhavan

New Delhi, November 11
Justice Sanjiv Khanna today took oath as the 51st Chief Justice of India. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office to Justice Khanna at a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Khanna has been part of benches in the Supreme Court that heard important judgments including upholding the abrogation of Article 370.
CJI Khanna was also part of the bench that scrapped the electoral bonds scheme passed in the Parliament earlier.
Justice Sanjiv Khanna succeeds Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, who demitted office yesterday.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, several Union ministers, and judges of the Supreme Court attended the ceremony, among others.
Justice Khanna, who was born on May 14, 1960, began his legal career in 1983 by joining as an advocate with the Delhi Bar Council.
He has experience in a wide range of legal fields, including constitutional law, taxation, arbitration, commercial law, and environmental law. Justice Khanna also worked as senior standing counsel for the Income Tax Department, representing the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has conveyed best wishes to Justice Sanjiv Khanna on taking oath as Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India.
In a social media post, Mr Modi said, he attended the oath taking ceremony of Justice Sanjiv Khanna, who has been sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India. He conveyed best wishes for his tenure.