CJI Sanjiv Khanna’s Report Card: Restraint, Reform, and Resolve

The Supreme Court’s revolving chair: A case for longer CJI tenures and reforms

The new CJI’s tenure will last barely seven months.

CJI Sanjiv Khanna’s Report Card: Restraint, Reform, and Resolve

Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna’s tenure neither transformed the Supreme Court nor disgraced it—but held the line when it mattered. He avoided the worst habits of recent CJIs, showing spine on secularism and restraint in administration.

Of sound decisions and marked silences: CJI Sanjiv Khanna’s balancing act amidst turbulent times

Marked by dignity and deferral, Chief Justice Khanna’s term came amidst communally tense times and an institutional crisis of faith, and at the end raised the question: Was enough done?