Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has nominated Justice Sanjiv Khanna, the second-most senior judge of the Supreme Court, to succeed him. The recommendation was sent to the Union law ministry as part of the established convention. Chandrachud’s tenure ends on November 10, 2024.

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• Chandrachud took over as Chief Justice on November 9, 2022.
• Justice Sanjiv Khanna is currently the second-most senior judge of the Supreme Court.
• Nomination follows the convention of recommending the second-most senior judge.
• Supreme Court judges retire at the age of 65.
• Justice Chandrachud reflected on his two-year tenure with vulnerability during a speech in Bhutan.
• Khanna enrolled with the Bar Council of Delhi in 1983.
• He has served as Senior Standing Counsel for the Income Tax Department.
• Elevated to the Supreme Court on January 18, 2019.
• Part of benches that handled cases like the Central Vista Project and Article 370 abrogation.
• Known for a ruling on freedom of speech vs. the right to life in a case involving a journalist.