President appoints Justice BR Gavai as 52nd Chief Justice of India – India Legal

President Draupadi Murmu on Tuesday appointed Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai because the 52nd Chief Justice of India (CJI) with impact from Might 14, 2025.

Union Minister for Regulation and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal shared the knowledge on his X account.

As per the tweet, “In train of the powers conferred by the Structure of India is happy to nominate Shri Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Decide of the Supreme Court docket of India because the Chief Justice of India with impact from 14th Might, 2025.”

On April 16, incumbent CJI Sanjiv Khanna really useful the identify of Justice BR Gavai, the senior-most choose of the Supreme Court docket, as his successor.

Justice Gavai would take oath on Might 14, following the retirement of incumbent CJI Sanjiv Khanna on Might 13.

President Droupadi Murmu would administer the oath of workplace to Justice Gavai.

He could be the second CJI belonging to the Scheduled Caste neighborhood after Justice KG Balakrishnan, who retired because the CJI in 2010.

He would have a tenure of six months and demit workplace on December 23, 2025, after attaining the age of 65 years.

Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai was born on November 24, 1960, in Amravati. He joined the Bar on March 16, 1985.

Justice Gavai was appointed as an Further Decide of the Bombay Excessive Court docket on November 14, 2003, and have become a everlasting choose on November 12, 2005. He served on the Excessive Court docket’s principal seat in Mumbai and Benches in Nagpur, Aurangabad, and Panaji. He was elevated to the Supreme Court docket on Might 24, 2019.