Quick Info
| Profession | Chief Justice of India |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Date of Birth | 14/05/1960 |
| Age | 65 years |
| Birthplace | Delhi, India |
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Physical Stats & More
| Height | 175 cm |
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| Weight | 70 kg |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Black |
Educational Qualification(s)
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Relationships & More
| Marital Status | Married |
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Family
| Father | Justice Dev Raj Khanna (Delhi High Court Judge, rtrd in 1985, died in 2004) |
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| Mother | Saroj Khanna (Hindi lecturer at Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University) |
| Siblings | One |
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Career
| Enrolled as an Advocate with the Bar Council of Delhi in 1983 | |
| Practised in District Courts of Delhi and primarily in the High Court of Delhi, handling Constitutional Law, Direct Taxation, Arbitration, Commercial Laws, Company Law, Land Laws, Environment Protection Laws, and Medical Negligence | |
| Elevated as Additional Judge of the Delhi High Court on 24/06/2005; made Permanent Judge on 20/02/2006 | |
| Chairman/Judge-in-charge of Delhi Judicial Academy (DJA), Delhi International Arbitration Centre (DIAC), and District Court Mediation Centres while at Delhi High Court | |
| Elevated as Judge of the Supreme Court of India on 18/01/2019 | |
| Chairman, Supreme Court Legal Services Committee (SCLSC) from 17/06/2023 to 25/12/2023 | |
| Executive Chairman, National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) from 26/12/2023 to 10/11/2024 | |
| Patron-in-Chief, National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) | |
| Chairperson, National Judicial Academy, Bhopal (NJA) | |
| 51st Chief Justice of India from 11/11/2024 to 13/05/2025 |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Justice Sanjiv Khanna became a Judge of the Delhi High Court in June 2005 and later served as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India starting January 2019. | |
| 2. He comes from a legal background as both his father and uncle were Judges. | |
| 3. His uncle, Justice H. R. Khanna, gained fame for his dissenting judgment in the ADM Jabalpur v. Shiv Kant Shukla case in 1973, which criticized the denial of human rights during the Emergency period. | |
| 4. Following the controversial judgment, Justice H. R. Khanna resigned from the court in protest. | |
| 5. Justice Sanjiv Khanna began his law practice in 1983 after enrolling as an advocate with the Bar Council of Delhi. | |
| 6. He specialized in various legal areas such as writ petitions, tax appeals, arbitration cases, and medical negligence suits. | |
| 7. Justice Khanna actively participated in institutions like the Delhi Judicial Academy and the Delhi International Arbitration Centre. | |
| 8. Expected to become the Chief Justice of India after DY Chandrachud's retirement in 2024. | |
| 9. Prior to his appointment as a Supreme Court Judge, he had not served as the Chief Justice of any High Court. | |
| 10. He is the seventh Judge to be directly elevated from a parent High Court to the Supreme Court since 1997. | |
| 11. On his first day in the Supreme Court, Justice Khanna sat in the courtroom where his late uncle, Justice H. R. Khanna, had retired. | |
| 12. His elevation to the Supreme Court led to the supersession of 32 Judges of the Delhi High Court, causing controversy among the affected judges. |