The Union Government notifies Appointment of Justice Sanjiv Khanna as the 51ₛₜ Chief Justice of India

Unless some extension is granted or there are some exceptional circumstances,
the tenure of Justice Sanjiv Khanna as the 51ˢᵗ Chief Justice of India would end on Tuesday, May 13, 2025.

Justice Sanjiv Khanna is scheduled to take the oath of office on Monday, November 11, 2024.
This would be a day after the current CJI Justice D Y Chandrachud demits office.

On January 18, 2019, Justice Sanjiv Khanna was elevated to the Supreme Court of India, from the Delhi High Court, where he served as an additional judge from June 25, 2005.
From February 20, 2006 till January 18, 2019 he had been a permanent judge of the Delhi High Court.

In a letter to the union government, the incumbent Chief Justice of India Shri Dhananjaya Chandrachud himself recommended Justice Sanjiv Khanna, as his successor.

He penned the lead judgment, on the behalf of the Constitution Bench https://thestatesman.com/india/transparency-strengthens-judicial-independence-sc-rules-cji-office-rti-act-1502821653.html which iterated the applicability of the RTI Act to the office of the CJI.

In that judgment, Justice Sanjiv Khanna had said 'Transparency does not undermine judicial independence'.


In the case pertaining the approval of the Central Vista Redevelopment Plan, Justice Sanjiv Khanna had a different view than his colleagues.. justice Dinesh Maheshwari and Justice AM Khanwilkar on points like the change in land use, inadequate public participation and inadequate consultation (thereby raising questions whether the government of India fulfilled its duty to consult citizens and accord them the right to participate in a project of national importance.)
In the dissenting judgement, he had brought focus on the government's failure to take prior approval of the Heritage Conservation Committee and the order passed by the Expert Appraisal Committee.


https://main.sci.gov.in/supremecourt/2023/26668/26668_2023_3_1501_47839_Judgement_30-Oct-2023.pdf
In October 2023, his bench had denied bail to Mister Manish Sisodia (who was facing money laundering charges, corruption charges over alleged irregularities in the framing and implementation of a liquor policy in Delhi)
but directed for the expeditious completion of the trial.

https://main.sci.gov.in/supremecourt/2023/10857/10857_2023_2_1501_52646_Judgement_26-Apr-2024.pdf
Earlier in 2024, on the same day as the second phase of the General Elections had started, the Division Bench (of the Supreme Court) comprising Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Dipankar authored separate but concurring opinions in the case involving (demands for) 100% verification of votes cast through Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) with Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT).

Both the judges had rejected the pleas seeking 100% vote verification with VVPATs,
however Justice Sanjiv Khanna did issue two specific directions at the time;
            [1] The Symbol Loading Units (SLUs) used in the VVPATs should be sealed, secured, and stored for 45 days after the election results. The seal should be signed by either the candidate or their representative. The SLUs will be stored along with the EVMs. They will be examined in the same way EVMs are checked.

            [2] In the event of a dispute, a group of engineers from the companies that manufacture the EVMs will examine whether the burnt memory in the semi–controller was tampered with in five percent of the EVMs in a constituency. This must be preceded by a written request from candidates who had the second or third largest votes within seven days after the declaration of results. The expenses for this exercise will be borne by the candidates and will be refunded if tampering is found.