As the qualified changes reflect legal education in India, the succession of Justice Sanjiv Khannaas the next CJI after Justice DY Chandrachud is new. This change is a turning point in the Supreme Court, and it is so important for anyone seeking to know the future of Indian jurisprudence to understand who Justice Khanna is and what he has to offer.

Who is Justice Sanjiv Khanna?

Justice Sanjiv Khanna was born on 24.7.1960 in Delhi. He passed his law from the University of Delhi and started his career as an advocate of rights in 1985. Throughout the years, he created a niche as a competent lawyer in constitutional and commercial law and arbitration. He got a great statutory practice opportunity in the field of law, which laid the foundation for his becoming a judge on the Delhi High Court in the year 2005.

Justice Khanna, who was appointed as the Chief Justice officer afterwards, was promoted to the Supreme Court of India in 2019. During his stay in the Supreme Court, he has remained determined to ensure law prevailed and justice prevailed. He has been the chairman of several important cases of different specialities, such as civil liberties, environmental disputes, and so on. Hearings’ rationality demonstrates the presence of rationality and justice as well as the presence of justice and reasonableness as well.

What to Expect from Justice Khanna as CJI

As Justice Khanna joins the Supreme Court and is expected to become the CJI soon, people are naturally eager to know how he will be approaching the cases. Here are a few key areas where his leadership may have a significant impact:

• Upholding Constitutional Values: Justice Khanna has remained very committed to the provisions of the constitution, probably more than any of the other justices. Many of his decisions provide persuasive opinions when it comes to constitutional provisions or when defining the Bill of Rights. While, as CJI, he is expected to follow this tradition, the judiciary will continue to act against any force that seeks to erode democracy.
• Focus on Access to Justice: The two major areas of concern that would be convincing for the India Government and every lawyer across the country are access to justice. Justice Khanna is quite sensitive to this question. The plans may focus on the measures discouraging the bottlenecks plaguing the judicial system or promoting equal access to legal content for disadvantaged demographics.
• Environmental Concerns: Hoping for the SC’s concern with environmental problems in India, positive experiences of the previous judging of Justice Khanna in environmental matters allow anticipating that the justice will promote the ideas of sustainable development and environmental conservation. This, of course, depends on his leadership and how proactively he would take the Supreme Court of his country in combating climate change and ecological degradation.
• Judicial Independence: Of recent, there have been a number of concerns about the independence of the judiciary. Justice Khanna has built his persona as an upright justice, and therefore he is well-placed to side with the independence of the judiciary. His term as CJI could be adding more authority to the judiciary in the contesting of political and social issues.

Challenges Ahead

Although Justice Khanna adds more experience and an excellent performance history, he will experience various challenges. The delays in the Supreme Court are one of the many problems that deserve an innovative approach. Further, trying to identify and respond adequately to the challenges that may arise on the basis of the relationship between the judiciary and the executive branches will be essential for the balance of the two authorities.

Conclusion

An important beacon of the Indian judiciary has been astutely brought by the elevation of Justice Sanjiv Khanna as the Chief Justice of India. His embrace of constitutional principles, the judiciary, and the environment makes him presidential material who will steer the Supreme Court through the upcoming various crises. In this new position, people from the legal profession and the ordinary citizens of the country will follow his journey with the anticipation that his stewardship will usher in changes to this noble course in India. The future of the judiciary lies in its young hands, and it is expected much from the holder of such a powerful position.