Sanjiv Khanna
♦ Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna retired on 13 May 2025. He served as the 51st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India. ♦ Justice Khanna was elevated to the top court in January 18, 2019, was appointed as the CJI on November 11, 2024. ♦ As of May 13, he is the Patron-in-Chief, National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) and Chairperson, National Judicial Academy, Bhopal (NJA). ♦ Justice Khanna has also been the Chairman, Supreme Court Legal Services Committee (SCLSC) from 17th June, 2023 till 25th December, 2023 and Executive Chairman, NALSA from 26th December, 2023 till 10th November, 2024. ♦ On June 24, 2005, Justice Khanna was elevated as an Additional Judge of the High Court of Delhi and was made a Permanent Judge on 20th February, 2006.