Sanjiv Khanna

Sanjiv Khanna
Official portrait, 2019
51st Chief Justice of India
Assumed office
11 November 2024
Appointed byDroupadi Murmu
Preceded byDhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
Judge of Supreme Court of India
In office
18 January 2019 – 10 November 2024
Nominated byRanjan Gogoi
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Judge of Delhi High Court
In office
24 June 2005 – 17 January 2019
Nominated byRamesh Chandra Lahoti
Appointed byA P J Abdul Kalam
Personal details
Born (1960-05-14) 14 May 1960 (age 64)
New Delhi, India
RelationsHans Raj Khanna (uncle)
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Delhi

Sanjiv Khanna (born 14 May 1960) is an Indian jurist currently serving as the 51st Chief Justice of India.[1] He is the ex officio Patron-in-Chief of 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.

  1. ^ "Sanjiv Khanna". Supreme Court Observer. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Justice Sanjiv Khanna to take oath as Chief Justice of India on November 11, 2024". The Hindu. 24 October 2024. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 November 2024.

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