President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath to Justice Sanjiv Khanna as the 51st Chief Justice of India at Rashtrapati Bhavan on November 11. Khanna, who brings vast judicial experience, is set to serve a six-month term

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• Justice Sanjiv Khanna sworn in as CJI by President Droupadi Murmu.
• Ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi.
• His tenure as CJI will last six months.
• Succeeds Justice DY Chandrachud, who retired on November 10.
• Khanna, born on May 14, 1960, began his legal career in 1983.
• Areas of expertise include constitutional law, arbitration, commercial and environmental law.
• Held roles such as Senior Standing Counsel for the Income Tax Department.
• Appointed as a Delhi High Court judge in 2005, became permanent in 2006.
• Appointed to the Supreme Court on January 18, 2019.
• Known for rulings supporting bail in cases with procedural delays, including the PMLA case.