Accordingly Justice Sanjiv Khanna took oath as the new Chief Justice of india (CJI) on Monday. Justice Khanna succeeds Justice DY Chandrachud, who retired on Sunday, and his term will last until May 13, 2025. Justice Khanna will serve as the 51st CJI of the country for the next six months, after which he will retire. The Centre officially notified Justice Khanna’s appointment on october 24 following Chief Justice Chandrachud’s recommendation on october 16. friday was the last working day of Justice Chandrachud as the CJI and he was given a rousing farewell by judges, lawyers and staff of the apex court and the high courts.
Meanwhile Justice Khanna, who served as a supreme court judge since january 2019, has been part of several landmark judgements such as upholding the sanctity of EVMs, scrapping the electoral bonds scheme, upholding the abrogation of article 370 and the grant of interim bail to former delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. There are a total of 33 judges in the supreme court, including the Chief Justice of India. All these judges hold their posts till the age of 65 following which they retire.
Moreover the Chief Justice of india is paid a salary of Rs 2.8 lakh per month. Other judges of the supreme court are paid Rs 2.5 lakh. Judges of all the High Courts of the country are also paid Rs 2.5 lakh per month. Apart from this, other judges of the high court are paid Rs 2.25 lakh per month as salary.
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