Sanjiv Khanna News - Latest Updates & Headlines
Supreme Court to resume hearing batch of petitions challenging constitutional validity of Waqf Amendment Bill today
New Delhi, April 17: The Supreme Court will continue hearing a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 on Thursday.
SC Collegium recommends elevation of 2 judicial officers as J&K and Ladakh HC judges
New Delhi, April 16: The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna, has recommended the appointment of two judicial officers as J&K and Ladakh High Court Judges.
'Concerned over violence': SC posts further hearing on Waqf (Amendment) Act challenge pleas for tomorrow
New Delhi, April 16: The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed its concern over violence taking place amid protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025.
SC closes Jharkhand's plea against HC order on festival power cuts
New Delhi, April 8: The Supreme Court on Tuesday closed a plea filed by the Jharkhand government challenging the Jharkhand High Court order barring power cuts during Ram Navami and other festivals.
CJI Sanjiv Khanna inks MoU for cooperation with Nepal's Supreme Court
New Delhi, Apr 7: The Supreme Court of India on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Supreme Court of Nepal to promote and strengthen the judicial cooperation between the two nations
SC dismisses plea seeking 100 pc counting of the VVPAT slips
New Delhi, April 7: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea seeking direction to the Election Commission of India (ECI) that there should be 100 per cent manual counting of the VVPAT slips in addition to electronic counting by the control unit of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM).
Pleas challenging validity of Waqf Act mentioned before CJI for urgent listing
New Delhi, April 7: The pleas in the Supreme Court challenging the recent amendments introduced to the Waqf Act were mentioned on Monday before Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna for urgent listing.
SC Collegium recommends elevation of 8 judicial officers as Allahabad HC judges
New Delhi, April 4: The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna, has recommended the appointment of eight judicial officers as Allahabad High Court Judges.
'Tainted beyond resolution': SC upholds cancellation of over 25K appointments made in Bengal schools in 2016
New Delhi, April 3: The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the Calcutta High Court's order cancelling 25,753 appointments in teaching and non-teaching posts made by the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) in 2016.
Supreme Court to hear plea on 1991 Places of Worship Act on April 1
New Delhi, March 31: The Supreme Court on Tuesday (April 1) will hear a plea challenging the validity of a provision of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, which preserves the character of religious places as they existed on August 15, 1947.
CJI-led Bench to hear PIL against Places of Worship Act 1991 on Tuesday
New Delhi, March 31: The Supreme Court is slated to hear, on Tuesday, a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the constitutional validity of a provision of the Places of Worship Act, 1991.
Kerala urges SC to expedite hearing of its plea against Governor's inaction in assent to bills
New Delhi, March 25: The state of Kerala on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to expeditiously decide its plea filed against "inaction" on the part of Governor in giving assent to the bills passed by the Assembly.
Justice Joymalya Bagchi takes oath as SC judge
New Delhi, March 17: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna on Monday administered the oath of office to Justice Joymalya Bagch as a judge of the Supreme Court.
NALSA conducts 1st National Lok Adalat 2025, resolves 1.5 crore cases for speedy justice
New Delhi, March 8: The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) conducted the 1st National Lok Adalat of 2025 on Saturday across Taluks, Districts, and High Courts in 34 States and Union Territories.
SC refuses to put brake on Dharavi Redevelopment Project
New Delhi, March 7: Declining to interfere with the Bombay High Court's 'justified' decision, the Supreme Court on Friday refused to put a brake on the ongoing construction work for the Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP) in Mumbai by the Adani Group.
Centre clears appointment of 4 permanent judges in Madras HC
New Delhi, March 4: Acting swiftly on the recommendation made by the Supreme Court Collegium, the Centre on Tuesday cleared the appointment of 4 permanent judges in the Madras High Court.
SC Collegium recommends elevation of 5 advocates as as judges of the Patna HC
New Delhi, Feb 21: The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna, has approved the proposal for the appointment of five advocates as judges of the Patna High Court.
SC Collegium recommends appointment of permanent judges in Bombay, Madras HCs
New Delhi, Feb 21: The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by CJI Sanjiv Khanna, has recommended the appointment of 3 permanent judges in the Bombay High Court and 4 permanent judges in the Madras High Court.
SC asks ECI not to erase, upload EVMs data during verification
New Delhi, Feb 11: The Supreme Court on Tuesday told the Election Commission of India (ECI) not to erase or reload the data while carrying out Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) verification.
CJI on SC completing 75 years of first sitting: It embodies aspirations of 1.4 billion Indians
New Delhi, Jan 28: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna on Tuesday said that the Supreme Court embodies the aspirations and diversity of 1.4 billion Indians.
Justice Chandran takes oath as Supreme Court judge
New Delhi, January 16: Justice K Vinod Chandran was sworn in as a judge of the Supreme Court on Thursday. The oath was administered by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna.
Justice K Vinod Chandran takes oath as Supreme Court judge
New Delhi, Jan 16: Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Thursday administered the oath of office to Justice K Vinod Chandran as a judge of the Supreme Court.
Centre Notifies appointment of Justice Krishnan Vinod Chandran as Supreme Court Judge
New Delhi, January 13: The Chief Justice of the Patna High Court, Justice Krishnan Vinod Chandran, was appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of India on Monday, as per a notification issued by the Centre through the Ministry of Law and Justice.