Justice Sanjiv Khanna will take over from Justice D Y Chandrachud as the 51st Chief Justice of India on November 11. CJI Chandrachud is retiring on November 10.
Justice Chandrachud had formally recommended Justice Khanna’s name as his successor. Justice Khanna became a Supreme Court judge in 2019, before which he was a judge with the Delhi High Court.
The term of Justice Khanna as CJI will be from November 11 to May 13, 2025.