What Is Sanjiv Khanna's New Salary As CJI? Full Text Of Oath And Other Details
Justice Khanna who has been a Supreme Court judge since January 2019, has contributed to several key rulings including EVM integrity, electoral bonds, abrogation of Article 370, and interim bail for Delhi's former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal
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.
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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.
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 prominent former apex court judge HR Khanna.
Read: Justice Sanjiv Khanna Takes Oath As 51st Chief Justice Of India
Justice Sanjiv Khanna, who was elevated as a judge of the Supreme Court on January 18, 2019, was a third-generation lawyer before being appointed as judge of the High Court.
The new CJI was administered the oath of office as mentioned in the Constitution mentioned under Part 4 of the Third Schedule. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office at Rashtrapati Bhavan in a ceremony at 10am.
This is the oath of office of the CJI:
“I, (Name), having been appointed Chief Justice (or a Judge) of the Supreme Court of India (or Comptroller and Auditor-General of India) do swear in the name of God/solemnly affirm that I will bear true faith and faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established, 1 [that I will uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India, that I will duly and faithfully and to the best of my ability, knowledge and judgment perform the duties of my office without fear or favour, affection or ill-will and that I will uphold the Constitution and the laws."
What is the retirement age of the CJI?
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.
What is the salary of the Chief Justice of India?
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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