Supreme Court administration writes to Centre, seeks removal of ex-CJI Chandrachud from official residence

An unprecedented move, the Supreme Court Administration, wrote to the Center to evacuate the official residence of the Indian chief justice (CJI) in the new Delhi, Krishna Menon Marg, and said that the current occupier EX-Cji Dy Chandrachud remained beyond the permitted time.

The Court of Cassation, on July 1 to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MOHUA) in a communication, India’s residence for the chief justice of the residence – Krishna Menon Marg’de 5’lu Bungalow – said the court returned to the housing pool, he said.

The letter asked Mohua secretary not only the permission given to him on May 31, 2025, but also on May 10, 2025, not as the six -month permission provided in accordance with the 2022 rules, but without further delay.

In accordance with the 3D of the Supreme Court Judges (Amendment) rules, 2022, a retired chief justice of India, 5, Krishna Menon Menon Marg Bungalow, below a level of VII bungalow, can keep the maximum six months from retirement.

Justice Chandrachud, who served as the 50th CJI between November 2022 and November 2024, occupies the official residence of Indian chief justice about eight months after his dismissed.

Sanjiv Khanna, the former chief justice of India, which fulfilled Justice Chandrachud, chose not to move to official accommodation during its six -month term. Even the CJI BR Gavai in the task chose to continue to live in a previously separated bungalow.

On December 18 last year, Justice Chandrachud asked CJI to continue to reside in Khanna, 5 April 2025, Krishna Menon Marge residence, and in accordance with the rules of 2022 Bungalow No. In accordance with the rules of 2022, 14 renewal works in the new residence continued.

Later, CJI Khanna gave the head of Mohua that she approved the retention of VIII Bungalow in Krishna Menon by Krishna Menon by Justice Chandrachud on the payment of approximately 5,000 licenses from 11 December 2024 to 30 April 2025.

The Ministry conveyed its approval to the Supreme Court Administration in a letter dated 13 February 2025.

Later, Justice Chandrachud made an oral request for CJI Khanna to continue to reside in the same housing until May 31, 2025, which was approved by the CJI that there would be no other extension as a few new judges should put them in the guest homes or make alternative arrangements for national capital.

The 1 July letter of the Administration of the Supreme Court of Appeals marked the violation of both the timeline and the legal framework and that Krishna Menon Marg residence was allowed for “special conditions”.

He asked the center to have the official CJI bungalow and inform the Supreme Court without any delay.

The transmission of this government to the government is rare to evacuate the official CJI housing from the Old CJI.

According to the sources, many CJIs were extended for a few months to stay in the official housing for a few months until they made appropriate arrangements for post -retirement accommodation.

Sources confirm that in the previous communication, Justice Chandrachud gives information about the delay of leaving Krishna Menon Marg residence in order to make the Tughlak road bungalow livable for his family.

Sources also reported that Justice Chandrachud had asked CJI Khanna in April that a accommodation in accordance with the special needs of her daughters and asked for the extension of the official residence time to be extended until June 30th.