Rahul Gandhi Gives a Miss to Justice Sanjiv Khanna's Swearing-In Ceremony

New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress ' Rahul Gandhi remained absent from the swearing-in ceremony of Justice Sanjiv Khanna as the 51st Chief Justice of India. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office to him at a brief swearing-in ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Justice Khanna took the oath in English in the name of god.Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi , Defence Minister Rajnath Singh , Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal and former CJI J S Khehar were among those present on the occasion, besides Justice Chandrachud. However, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was missing from the ceremony as he joined his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on the last day of the bypoll campaign for the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat. Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is the UDF candidate contesting in the bypoll.Justice Sanjiv Khanna takes oath as 51st CJIIndia's 51st Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna has his imprint on several landmark judgements such as upholding the sanctity of EVMs, abrogation of Article 370, scrapping the electoral bonds scheme and granting interim bail to former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal .Hailing from an illustrious Delhi-based family, Justice Khanna is the son of former Delhi High Court judge Justice Dev Raj Khanna and the nephew of the iconic late former apex court judge H R Khanna.A third-generation lawyer before being elevated to the Delhi High Court, the 64-year-old is driven by the zeal to reduce pendency and speed up justice delivery.He was recommended by predecessor CJI D Y Chandrachud as his successor on October 17 and was sworn in as the CJI on Monday. Justice Khanna will retire on May 13, 2025, after serving over six months as head of the judiciary.Born on May 14, 1960, Justice Khanna will serve as the CJI for a little over six months and demit office on May 13, 2025, on attaining the age of 65 years.He succeeds Justice D Y Chandrachud, who demitted office on November 10.

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Rahul Gandhi Gives a Miss to Justice Sanjiv Khanna's Swearing-In Ceremony

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress' Rahul Gandhi remained absent from the swearing-in ceremony of Justice Sanjiv Khanna.

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