Justice Sanjiv Khanna has officially taken oath as 51st Chief Justice of India

New Delhi (12/11/2024): Justice Sanjiv Khanna has officially taken oath as the 51st Chief Justice of India. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the swearing-in ceremony. Born on May 14, 1960, Justice Khanna comes from an influential legal family.

His father, Justice Dev Raj Khanna, served as a judge at the Delhi High Court, and his mother, Saroj Khanna, was a Hindi lecturer at Lady Shri Ram College in Delhi. Justice Khanna's journey to the top of the Indian judiciary highlights his deep-rooted legal expertise and significant contributions across various fields of law.

He began his legal practice at the Tis Hazari district courts and later shifted to the Delhi High Court and tribunals, practicing in diverse areas of law, including constitutional law, commercial law, taxation, arbitration, land law, and environmental law.