Sanjiv Khanna
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Sanjiv Khanna (born 14 May 1960) is an Indian Jurist currently serving as the 51st Chief Justice of India. He is the ex officio Patron-in-Chief of 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.
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Sanjiv Khanna takes oath as 51st Chief Justice of India, will have 6-month tenureJustice Sanjiv Khanna was sworn in as India's 51st Chief Justice by President Droupadi Murmu, succeeding Justice U.U. Lalit. During his brief tenure, Justice Khanna aims to address court backlogs,..IndiaTimes - Published Also reported by •DNA | |
Justice Sanjiv Khanna becomes next CJI: Chief Justice of India powers and functionsJustice Sanjiv Khanna was sworn in as the 51st Chief Justice of India on Monday, succeeding Justice D.Y. Chandrachud. Justice Khanna, who has served as a Supreme Court judge since January 2019, will..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Meet Justice Sanjiv Khanna, new Chief Justice of IndiaJustice Sanjiv Khanna was sworn in as the 51st Chief Justice of India on Monday, succeeding Justice DY Chandrachud. Known for his role in significant Supreme Court rulings, including those related to..IndiaTimes - Published Also reported by •DNA | |
Justice Sanjiv Khanna to be sworn in as 51st CJI on November 11Justice Sanjiv Khanna, known for his landmark judgments on electoral bonds and Article 370, was sworn in as the 51st Chief Justice of India. Succeeding Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice Khanna's term..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Aligarh Muslim University entitled to minority status under Article 30: SCThe CJI said he has written the majority verdict for himself and Justices Sanjiv Khanna, JB Pardiwala, Manoj Misra.DNA - Published | |
Defamation Case: SC to hear Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's plea against summons todayA three-judge bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna, Sanjay Kumar and R Mahadevan is likely to hear the matter in which Kejriwal has admitted that he "committed a mistake" by retweeting the alleged..DNA - Published | |
SC to hear former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren's plea against ED arrest todayA bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta will hear the plea of Soren in which he has challenged the May 3 order of the Jharkhand High Court dismissing his petition against the arrest.DNA - Published | |
SC disposes of former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren's plea over high court's delay in pronouncing orderOn Friday, the Supreme Court resolved the petition brought forth by former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren concerning the delay in the high court's ruling on his arrest challenge. The apex court..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Supreme Court stays opening of road outside Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann's residence in ChandigarhJustices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta observed that the road, which has been closed since the 1980s due to security concerns, has been opposed by both the central and Punjab governments. The..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Excise policy case: Why no bail plea in trial court, SC asks Delhi CM Arvind KejriwalThe bench, comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta, heard Kejriwal's plea challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, representing..IndiaTimes - Published | |
SC: Man can be prosecuted for misappropriating streedhanReinforcing married women’s right over ‘streedhan’, Supreme Court on Wednesday held that streedhan cannot become joint property of a couple, and a husband has no control over his wife’s assets,..IndiaTimes - Published | |
NGO using foreign funds to disrupt development projects: CentreEnvironics Trust lost tax exemption for misusing foreign funds to oppose projects. Tushar Mehta opposed NGO's appeal. Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta are overseeing the case. NGO collaborated..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Supreme Court special bench set to hear Delhi CM Kejriwal's plea against arrestArvind Kejriwal's petition challenging his ED arrest in a money laundering case reaches a three-judge Supreme Court bench after urgent redirection by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, scheduled for..IndiaTimes - Published | Staying recent appointment of ECs would result in chaos, uncertainty: Supreme CourtSupreme Court declines to stay election commissioners' appointment to avoid chaos amid upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Parliament's law on panel composition, excluding the CJI, faces validity scrutiny...IndiaTimes - Published |
ED cannot keep filing chargesheets to keep accused in jail: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court criticised Enforcement Directorate for denying default bail through continuous chargesheets, resulting in extending investigations and thus indefinite jail time. Justices Sanjiv..IndiaTimes - Published | SC refuses to stay Himachal Pradesh Speaker's order disqualifying rebel Congress MLAsA bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta issued a notice to the office of the HP assembly speaker, Kuldeep Singh Pathania, and sought its response to the plea within four weeks. The..IndiaTimes - Published |
Won't interfere with HC order on Chandrababu Naidu's pre-arrest bail: SCSupreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with Andhra Pradesh HC's order granting anticipatory bail to TDP leader and former CM of the state, M Chandrababu Naidu, in the Inner Ring Road alignment..IndiaTimes - Published | CBI probe into medical admissions: SC takes suo moto cognisance of Calcutta HC orderSC took suo moto cognisance of an order passed by a single bench of the Calcutta High Court that termed as "illegal and ignored" an order of the division bench in a case of alleged irregularities in..IndiaTimes - Published |
Supreme Court: Ensure no hate speech at Yavatmal and Raipur ralliesSupreme Court on Wednesday directed district magistrates of Yavatmal in Maharashtra and Raipur in Chhattisgarh to ensure that no hate speech is made during the processions planned by Hindu Janjagruti..IndiaTimes - Published | Supreme Court stays high court order for Mathura mosque surveySupreme Court on Tuesday stayed Allahabad High Court's order to appoint a commission to survey Shahi Idgah mosque in Mathura near Krishna Janmabhoomi, saying the application filed by the Hindu side was..IndiaTimes - Published |
Supreme Court to study new law on CEC, ECs appointmentSupreme Court on Friday agreed to examine the validity of the provisions of Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act..IndiaTimes - Published | SC refuses to stay new law on appointment of CEC, ECs; issues notice to CentreThe Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the new law that provides for appointment of the chief election commissioner and election commissioners by a panel excluding the Chief Justice of India. A..IndiaTimes - Published |
Supreme Court: Bihar should make caste survey data break-up publicSupreme Court on Tuesday said Bihar should make the data public to allow people to challenge a particular inference reached by the state and expressed reservation in passing an interim order to..IndiaTimes - Published | SC defers hearing on Mahua Moitra's plea against expulsion till January 4Moitra challenged her expulsion in the top court after the Lok Sabha adopted the report of its ethics committee that held her guilty of accepting gifts and illegal gratification from a businessman. As..IndiaTimes - Published |
SC: Unstamped arbitration agreements are enforceableA seven-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday overruled the verdict of a five-judge bench and held that arbitration clauses in unstamped or inadequately stamped agreements are..IndiaTimes - Published | SC upholds abrogation of Article 370, says elections in J-K must be held by September 2024A five-judge Constitution bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, and Surya Kant delivered the verdict.DNA - Published |
Meet 5 supreme court judges who delivered verdict on Article 370Supreme Court delivers verdict on petitions challenging abrogation of J&K's Article 370 and its bifurcation into Union Territories. The five-judge bench, led by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, conducted..IndiaTimes - Published | Article 370 Verdict Live Updates: All eyes on Supreme CourtFive-judge constitution bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, and Surya Kant will pass the judgement today.DNA - Published |
SC to give verdict on pleas challenging abrogation of Article 370 on Monday; here's all you need to knowAccording to the cause list for December 11 (Monday), uploaded on the apex court's website, a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud would deliver the verdict. The other..DNA - Published | 'Narrow minded': SC junks plea to ban Pakistan artistesAsking a petitioner not to be "so narrow-minded", the Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed his petition seeking a complete ban on all kinds of association or employment of Pakistani artistes in India. A..IndiaTimes - Published |
Supreme Court to hear Chandrababu Naidu's plea to quash FIR against him on October 3The matter was listed today before a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and SVN Bhatti. However, as the matter came up for hearing, Justice Batti recused from hearing the case.DNA - Published | Treat hate speech cases sans religious bias: SC"We are very clear. Whether it be one side or the other side, they have to be treated alike. If anyone indulges in anything, which we know as 'hate speech', they will be dealt with as per the law. We..IndiaTimes - Published |
Supreme Court to hear pleas challenging abrogation of Article 370 tomorrowThe Constitution Bench, also comprising of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, B.R. Gavai, and Surya Kant, would hear the matter consecutively starting from August 2, except for Mondays and..DNA - Published | Working past midnight, SC collegium clears 7 names for HC CJ appointmentThe collegium of CJI Chandrachud and Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sanjiv Khanna recommended the appointment of Justice Sunita Agarwal as chief justice of Gujarat, the post that fell vacant on the..IndiaTimes - Published |
Supreme Court seeks Centre’s response on blocking of BBC documentaryThe Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre seeking its response for blocking a BBC documentary, ‘India: The Modi Question’, and also directed the government to place before it the..IndiaTimes - Published | The Modi Question: SC issues notice to Centre on plea against censoring controversial BBC documentaryA bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and MM Sundresh asked the Central government to file its response within three weeks and posted it for hearing in April.DNA - Published |
Man, mom cleared after spending 12 years in jail for his wife’s murderGranting relief to the mother and son, from Tehri Garhwal district of Uttrakhand, a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Bela M Trivedi said they were held guilty in the case merely on the basis of..IndiaTimes - Published | |
