As per report Justice Sanjiv Khanna was on thursday appointed the 51st Chief Justice of India. He will take oath on november 11, a day after incumbent Justice DY Chandrachud demits office on attaining the age of 65. Justice Chandrachud took over as the Chief Justice of india (CJI) on november 8, 2022. Justice Khanna will have a tenure of a little over six months and will demit office on May 13, 2025.
“In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of india, Hon’ble President, after consultation with Hon’ble Chief Justice of india, is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Judge of the supreme court of india as Chief Justice of india with effect from 11th november, 2024,” Law minister Arjun ram Meghwal posted on X.
On october 17, the bench said it will decide the constitutional validity of penal provisions in the indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) which grant immunity from prosecution to a husband for the offence of rape if he forces his wife, who is not a minor, to have sex with him. The CJI sought views of the petitioners on the Centre’s contention that making such acts punishable would severely impact the conjugal relationship and cause serious disturbances in the institution of marriage.
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