Judge Sanjeev Khanna (left) will have a mandate of only 6 months. Khanna, 64, will retire on May 13, 2025.
Justice Sanjiv Khanna, who will take oath as the Chief Justice of India on November 11, has given up on his morning walk. In fact, Justice Khanna was advised to take a morning walk with security, but Justice Khanna refused. He said he wasn’t used to security.
Justice Khanna After the retirement of CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice Sanjiv Khanna will be the 51st Chief Justice of India. He will take oath as the Chief Justice of India on November 11.
Justice Khanna walks several kilometers alone in the morning
Justice Khanna used to walk alone for several kilometers every morning in the Lodhi Garden area and around his house in Delhi, as he felt that no one would recognize him. However, he has now stopped his morning walks outside.
CJI Chandrachud’s last working day was November 8, he was the one who recommended Khanna’s name.
This photo is from CJI Chandrachud’s last working day. Justice Sanjeev Khanna is on the far left.
CJI Chandrachud will retire on November 10, 2024. Before that, November 8 was his last working day in the Supreme Court. The ceremonial bench sat for the farewell of CJI Chandrachud. There, a farewell ceremony took place in the evening.
Chandrachud himself recommended Sanjeev Khanna’s name to the government. Traditionally, the incumbent CJI recommends the name of his successor only when requested to do so by the Ministry of Justice.
After CJI Chandrachud, Justice Sanjeev Khanna’s name is in the seniority list, hence Justice Khanna’s name has been brought forward. However, his mandate will only last 6 months.
Justice Khanna, 64, will retire on May 13, 2025. As a judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Khanna has authored 65 judgments. During this period, he was part of approximately 275 benches.
Justice Sanjeev Khanna, who served as a judge of the Delhi High Court for 14 years, was born on May 14, 1960. He studied law at the Campus Law Center of Delhi University. After his graduation, he registered as an advocate with the Bar Council of Delhi in 1983. Before being appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court, he served as a judge of the Delhi High Court for 14 years. He was elevated to the Supreme Court in 2019.
There has been a lot of controversy about becoming a Supreme Court justice. There was a lot of controversy over making Justice Khanna a Supreme Court judge by ignoring 32 judges. On January 10, 2019, the collegium decided to promote Justice Maheshwari in his place and Justice Khanna, 33rd in seniority. After this, the recommendation was signed by President Ramnath Kovind.
Two cases of creation of CJI ignoring seniority, both by Indira government. In April 1973, AN Ray was appointed as CJI, bypassing three senior judges of the Supreme Court. When Justice Ray retired in 1977, Justice HR Khanna was the most senior. But Justice MH Baig was chosen in his place. During the Emergency, Justice Khanna had passed judgments against Indira’s government, Justice Sanjeev Khanna is her nephew.
Justice Sanjeev Khanna’s father, Justice Devraj Khanna, was also a judge of the Delhi High Court. His uncle, Justice Hansraj Khanna, was also a judge of the Supreme Court. It is a rare coincidence that Justice Sanjiv Khanna began his first day as a Supreme Court judge in the same courtroom where his uncle, the late Justice HR Khanna had retired.
52 review petitions on same-sex marriage were scheduled to be heard in August 2024, but just before the hearing, Justice Sanjeev Khanna recused himself from the case. According to sources, Justice Khanna cited personal reasons for this decision.
The separation of Justice Khanna will necessitate the formation of a new bench of five judges to consider review petitions. Only then can they be heard.
Indeed, on October 17, 2023, legal recognition of same-sex marriage was refused. 52 petitions were filed with the Supreme Court demanding a review of the decision. …
Famous cases of Justice Sanjeev Khanna
100% Verification of VVPAT – In the case of Association for Democratic Reforms vs Election Commission of India (2024), the bench of Justice Khanna had rejected the ADR application seeking 100% VVPAT verification of votes cast on voting machines. electronic voting. In the judgment, Justice Khanna wrote that he wanted to put on record all the security measures taken by the Commission to ensure free and fair elections – 2024. A five-judge bench declared the election bond system unconstitutional. Justice Khanna agreed and wrote that if donations are made through banking channels, donors have no right to privacy. Their identity is known to the person and officials of the bank from which the bond is purchased. Revocation of Article 370 – In 2023, Justice Khanna concurred with the decision of a five-judge court, which upheld the validity of the abrogation of the article. 370. Preserved intact. He felt that Article 370 of the Indian Constitution was a feature of federalism and not a sign of sovereignty. Its repeal does not negate the right of the Supreme Court to grant divorce – In 2023, Justice Khanna wrote the majority opinion in Shilpa Shailesh v. Varun Srinivasan, which held that the Supreme Court has the power to grant divorce directly under the article. 142 of the Constitution. Has the right to. He argued that the Supreme Court can grant divorce in cases of irretrievable breakdown of marriage in order to provide complete justice.
CJI Chandrachud’s last day of work turned emotional: He narrated the story of buying his father’s flat, said: He had said not to compromise on the roof
CJI said on Friday last working day that he would like to thank the Supreme Court Bar Association wholeheartedly. CJI also told an anecdote related to his father. He said my father had bought a small apartment in Pune. I asked him, why are you buying a flat in Pune? When will we go to live there? …