| 1. Khehar became Chief Justice of India on 13 September 2011. |
| 2. He is the first Sikh Chief Justice of India. |
| 3. Before studying law, he earned a degree in science. |
| 4. He received the Gold Medal for ranking 1st in Panjab University. |
| 5. He headed the Supreme Court bench that nullified the National Judicial Accountability Commission (NJAC) Act in 2015. |
| 6. He was part of the bench which incarcerated Sahara India head Subrata Roy in an investor refund case. |
| 7. Khehar became a Judge of the Supreme Court of India on 13 September 2011. |
| 8. He served as the 44th Chief Justice of India from 4 January 2017 to 27 August 2017. |
| 9. He was elevated to the Punjab and Haryana High Court on 8 February 1999. |
| 10. He served as Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court from 29 November 2009. |
| 11. He served as Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court from 8 August 2010. |
| 12. He headed the Supreme Court bench that struck down the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act and the 99th Constitutional Amendment in 2015. |
| 13. He served as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India for six years from 2011 to 2017. |
| 14. He administered the oath of office to 14th President of India Ram Nath Kovind. |
| 15. He authored landmark judgments on Triple Talaq and the Right to Privacy. |
| 16. He was appointed as a member of the Judges Inquiry Committee in 2010 to investigate corruption charges against Chief Justice P.D. Dinakaran of the Karnataka High Court. |
| 17. He was known for his unflinching stand on judicial independence and constitutional values. |
