With the establishment of the Supreme Court of India on 26 January 1950, 50 judges have served as the Chief Justice of India to date. Justice Sanjiv Khanna is the 51st Chief Justice of India.

Justice Gavai is the second Chief Justice of India from the Scheduled Caste (SC) community, following Justice K. G. Balakrishnan, who served between 2007 and 2010.

India’s judicial system is painfully slow. Across the country more than 50m cases are awaiting a verdict. Of those, nearly a ...

Soon after being sworn in as the 51st Chief Justice of India, Justice Sanjiv Khanna commenced judicial proceedings on Monday. On his first day as Chief Justice of India, he thanked lawyers for ...

Chandrachud will be succeeded by Justice Sanjiv Khanna as the 51st Chief Justice of India, starting 11 November. Justice Khanna began his legal career in 1983 and was appointed to the Delhi High ...

Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Wednesday recommended Justice B.R. Gavai to the government for appointment as the 52nd Chief Justice of India. Chief Justice Khanna is scheduled to retire ...

Chief Justice of India BR Gavai on Sunday emphasised that neither the judiciary nor the executive, but the Constitution of India was supreme and its pillars must work together. Justice Gavai ...