Short tenures are seen as intervals between longer terms offering wider scope for big changes. What will the new CJI do with his 6 months?

The highlights of his time in the SC include his dissent in the Central Vista case and his handling of the ‘cash-in-house’ controversy

The new CJI has a reputation of having a sound grounding in the law and Constitution. What are the opportunities and challenges he faces?

We list 10 key judgements that Chief Justice Khanna was part of during his time in the top court

CJI Sanjiv Khanna's brief tenure may have lacked the pomp of the Chandrachud Court but was by no means uneventful

The CJI’s power to recommend removal of a judge on the basis of an in-house committee’s report may be diluting the separation of powers

The answer lies in a 2014 Supreme Court case where the complainant challenged a two-judge probe committee set up by the CJ of the MP HC

If ‘in-line-to-be-CJI’ is now a relevant consideration for SC elevation, we examine how the Collegium might have picked Justice Bagchi

His frequent public appearances and charismatic personality invited unprecedented attention to an opaque institution

In his last week in office as Chief Justice, D.Y. Chandrachud characteristically drew a neat line under unfinished business

A ready-reckoner of the arguments and verdicts in all the Constitution Benches cases during the outgoing Chief Justice’s tenure

A subjective list of 10 (plus five bonus mentions) of the outgoing Chief Justice of India’s most important judgements in the Supreme Court