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Justice Sanjiv Khanna was sworn in as India's 51st Chief Justice by President Droupadi Murmu, succeeding Justice U.U. Lalit. During his brief tenure, Justice Khanna aims to address court backlogs ... Justice Khanna currently presides over a bench reviewing various PMLA provisions, an indication of his ongoing influence on matters of significant public interest. In exercise of the power conferred by clause (2) of Article 124 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Judge of the Supreme Court, as the Chief Justice of India, with effect from 11th November, 2024. In a heartwarming farewell on Tuesday, senior lawyers, fellow judges, and law officers gathered in Court Hall 1 of the Supreme Court of India to bid an emotional goodbye to Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna, who retired from office today.