Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud has recommended Justice Sanjiv Khanna, the second-most senior judge of the Supreme Court, as his successor. Upon approval by the government, Justice Khanna will become the 51st Chief Justice of India.
- Justice Khanna will serve a six-month tenure, ending on May 13, 2025.
- Supreme Court judges retire at the age of 65, and CJI Chandrachud will retire on November 10, 2024.
- The outgoing CJI traditionally nominates the second-most senior judge as the next CJI.
- Justice Khanna was born on May 14, 1960, and enrolled as an advocate with the Bar Council of Delhi in 1983.
- He practiced at district courts, the Delhi High Court, and various tribunals.
- Justice Khanna was appointed as an additional judge of the Delhi High Court in 2005 and became a permanent judge in 2006.
- He was elevated to the Supreme Court on January 18, 2019.
