Chief Justice of India - CLAT

Introduction

The Chief Justice of India (CJI) is the head of the judiciary of India and the Supreme Court of India. The CJI also heads its administrative functions. In accordance with Article 145 of the Constitution of India and the Supreme Court Rules of Procedure of 1966, the Chief Justice allocates all work to the other judges who are bound to refer the matter back to him or her (for re-allocation) in any case where they require it to be looked into by a larger bench of more judges. The present CJI is Justice Sanjiv Khanna and is the 51st CJI since January 1950, the year the Constitution came into effect and the Supreme Court came into being. He assumed charge on November 11, 2024, after incumbent D.Y. Chandrachud demitted office on November 10 and will remain in office till May 13, 2025, the day he retires on turning 65 years of age
Justice Sanjiv Khanna 

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