President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office to Justice Sanjiv Khanna as the 51st Chief Justice of India on Monday. The ceremony was held at Rashtrapati Bhavan at 10 am.
#WATCH | Delhi: Justice Sanjiv Khanna took oath as the 51st Chief Justice of India at Rashtrapati Bhavan in the presence of President Droupadi Murmu, PM Narendra Modi and other dignitaries. pic.twitter.com/PbFsB3WVVg
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Justice Khanna, part of several landmark Supreme Court judgements such as scrapping the electoral bonds scheme and upholding abrogation of Article 370, succeeded Justice DY Chandrachud, who retired on Sunday.
Justice Khanna will have a tenure of six months in the post.
Known as a very strict judge, CJI Khanna is driven by his zeal to reduce pendency and speed up justice delivery.
His famous judgements include bail granted to Aam Aadmi Party leaders in the Delhi excise policy case and the refusal to quash an FIR against a journalist for comments made during a TV show while ruling that freedom of speech cannot override the right to life guaranteed under Article 21.
Other notable judgments of Justice Khanna include upholding the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in elections, saying the devices were secure and eliminating booth capturing and bogus voting. He was also member of the bench that declared the electoral bond scheme, meant for funding political parties, as unconstitutional.
The cases that are expected to be adjudicated during his tenure include the marital rape matter, the question of the constitutionality of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, and the issue pertaining to retrospective taxation of e-gaming.
