Sanjiv Khanna

Sanjiv Khanna
Official portrait, 2024
51st Chief Justice of India
In office
11 November 2024 – 13 May 2025
Appointed byDroupadi Murmu
Preceded byDhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
Succeeded byBhushan Ramkrishna Gavai
Judge of Supreme Court of India
In office
18 January 2019 – 10 November 2024
Nominated byRanjan Gogoi
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Judge of Delhi High Court
In office
24 June 2005 – 17 January 2019
Nominated byRamesh Chandra Lahoti
Appointed byA P J Abdul Kalam
Personal details
Born (1960-05-14) 14 May 1960
New Delhi, India
RelationsHans Raj Khanna (uncle)
Children2
Alma materSt Stephen's College, Delhi, (BA)
Faculty of Law, Delhi, (LLB)
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Sanjiv Khanna (born 14 May 1960) is a retired Indian jurist who served as the 51st Chief Justice of India from 11 November 2024 to 13 May 2025. He was the ex officio Patron-in-Chief of the National Legal Services Authority and the de facto Chancellor of the National Law School of India University. He has also served as a judge at the Delhi High Court.