New Delhi, Nov 11 (UNI) Justice Sanjiv Khanna will take oath as the 51st Chief Justice of India in Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Monday.
Justice Khanna will succeed Justice DY Chandrachud, who retired on Sunday.
Justice Khanna has a 6-month tenure.
The Centre officially notified Justice Khanna’s appointment on October 24 following Chief Justice Chandrachud’s recommendation on October 16.
Justice Khanna served as a Supreme Court judge since January 2019.
Hailing from an illustrious Delhi-based family, Justice Khanna is the son of former Delhi High Court judge Justice Dev Raj Khanna and the nephew of prominent former Supreme Court judge H R Khanna.
Registrar, Technology Supreme Court of India, H.S. Jaggi informed reporters that the swearing-in ceremony of the 51st Chief Justice of India will take place at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi, from 10:00 a.m. onwards on Monday, November 11, 2024, and will be live streamed on the Supreme Court of India’s website.
