Delhi: Justice Sanjiv Khanna was sworn in as the 51st CJI of India on November 11, 2024. The elevation of Justice Sanjiv Khanna as the Chief Justice of India was made by the President of India under Article 124(2) of the Constitution, and it is one of the most significant changes in leadership for the Supreme Court of India.
Justice Khanna succeeds Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and has a tenure of six months, which is set to end in May 2025. His times coincide with an important milestone as the judiciary focuses on some of the most complex, high-stakes cases affecting citizens’ rights and democratic frameworks in this country.
Experience and Key Contributions
Justice Khanna is a long-serving lawyer who rose through the ranks to the Supreme Court back in 2019. His commitment to human rights underlines his judgments, particularly landmark cases over which he has presided. He believes that individual freedoms and privacy rights must be protected and strengthened while delivering judgments in keeping with the principles of justice. In the privacy case, Justice Khanna underscored the need for protection of personal data, much that has constructed India’s legal stand on privacy.
Chief Justice Vision
Justice Khanna will continue propelling judicial reforms during his tenure, which will help speed up case resolutions and achieve transparency within the justice system. The leadership will protect and further more judicial values that uphold constitutional values. This background in constitutional law positions Justice Khanna well to deal with critical issues at hand, including various pending cases dealing with fundamental rights, civil liberties, and democratic values. Legal experts observe that the appointee can ensure that continuity in the recent emphasis of the SC on accessibility and reform is not lost.
Importance and Impact in the Future
The appointment of Justice Khanna as the new CJI is believed to change many landmark cases and judgments in the coming months. Justice Khanna is already influencing many landmark cases and judgments with his tenure, which is more about balance with a focus on rights while marking an important period in India’s judiciary.
Justice Khanna’s tenure as CJI, therefore, would be a landmark chapter in the story of the Supreme Court in attempting to come closer to the realities of the changed socio-political landscape of India
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