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Sanjiv Khanna (born 14 May 1960) is an Indian jurist currently serving as the 51st Chief Justice of India since 11 November 2024. [1] He is the ex officio Patron-in-Chief of the National Legal Services Authority and the de facto Chancellor of the National Law School of India University. [2] He has also served as a judge at the Delhi High Court.
Sanjiv Khanna (Chief Justice of India) Male 46th CJI Ranjan Gogoi Nominated as CJI by 50th CJI Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud: Ram Nath Kovind Appointed as CJI by Droupadi Murmu: 18 January 2019 (6 years, 20 days) Appointed as CJI on 11 November 2024 (88 days) 13 May 2025 (−95 days) 6 years, 116 days Tenure length as CJI 184 days Delhi: 33 ...
Sanjiv Khanna, the incumbent chief justice of India, since 11 November 2024 The chief justice of India is the highest-ranking officer of the Indian judiciary and the chief judge of the Supreme Court of India. As head of the Supreme Court, the chief justice is responsible for the allocation of cases and appointment of constitutional benches which deal with important matters of law. In ...
The Supreme Court justices are limited in earning outside income, but not for writing books. Here's what they got recently.
The Supreme Court serves as the final court of appeal for all civil and criminal cases in India and consists of 33 judges headed by the Chief Justice of India. [1] The High Courts are the top judicial bodies in individual states, controlled and managed by Chief Justices of the respective courts. There are 25 High Courts in the country with ...
Outgoing Chief Justice of India, generally on the basis of Seniority: Appointer: President of India: Term length: Until the age of 65 [2] Constituting instrument: Constitution of India (under Article 124) Formation: 26 January 1950; 75 years ago () First holder: H. J. Kania (1950–1951) [3] Succession: 6th (on the Indian order of precedence ...
Hans Raj Khanna (3 July 1912 – 25 February 2008) [1] [2] was an Indian judge, jurist and advocate who propounded the basic structure doctrine in 1973 and attempted to uphold civil liberties during the time of Emergency in India in a lone dissenting judgement in 1976.
The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) is a statutory body of India established on 9 November 1995 under the Legal Services Authorities Act 1987.Its purpose is to provide free legal services to eligible candidates (defined in Section 12 of the Act), and to organize Lok Adalats for speedy resolution of cases.