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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
TopicSanjiv Khanna

Topic: Sanjiv Khanna

SC rejects cash row judge Yashwant Varma’s plea challenging in-house report, impeachment motion

Justice Varma had challenged the in-house 3-judge inquiry committee report & former CJI Sanjiv Khanna's recommendation to initiate impeachment proceedings against him.

As CJI Sanjiv Khanna demits office, a look at his 6-month tenure marked by reforms & timely justice

CJI Sanjiv Khanna demitted office Tuesday for his successor BR Gavai after an eventful tenure defined by many firsts and his no-nonsense approach to judicial matters.

Saini takes to the skies on a wing & a prayer, while Mayawati’s nephew Akash keeps his head down

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

‘Judiciary isn’t elected & shouldn’t be…we are transparent,’ says CJI Sanjiv Khanna

The Chief Justice of India was speaking on recent trends in Supreme Courts of India & US at an event organised by Society for Democratic Rights & Georgetown University Law Center.

In appeal to CJI Khanna, SC lawyers’ body seeks reversal of 2 decisions taken by predecessor Chandrachud

One of them pertains to discontinued practice of circulating adjournment letters, which, SCAORA said, prevents lawyers from seeking a rescheduled date of hearing if they are indisposed.

No oral submission for urgent hearing, send mail, says new CJI Sanjiv Khanna

In his 1st statement, the 51st chief justice outlined a citizen-centric agenda for judicial reforms, highlighting many challenges that plague the judiciary, including backlog.

Justice Sanjiv Khanna takes oath as 51st Chief Justice of India

Born on 14 May 1960, Justice Khanna will serve as the CJI for a little over six months and demit office on 13 May 2025, on attaining the age of 65 years.

Next CJI Sanjiv Khanna is a proponent of personal liberty, cross-examines lawyers from memory

Khanna superseded 32 seniors in appointment to top post. Despite a stellar legacy, he started his practice from Tis Hazari even as his father was a sitting Delhi High Court judge.

Justice Sanjiv Khanna appointed as new CJI, to take oath on 11 November

Justice Khanna will have a tenure of a little over six months as CJI and would demit office on 13 May, 2025.

SC’s newest judges had set aside AAP MLA disqualification, ruled fashion shows are taxable

Supreme Court got 2 new judges Friday — Karnataka High Court Chief Justice Dinesh Maheshwari and Delhi High Court judge Sanjiv Khanna.

On Camera

On Arundhati Roy, mother-daughter conflicts, and the burden of being a ‘good mother’

When reading the book, one can see Roy’s mother as a 'fascist government' unto herself, the centre of her own cult. In Arundhati’s words, Mary Roy was ‘mother guru’.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Loyal wingman’ to full ICBM triad & air defence, China’s show of power at Victory Day parade

China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.