Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai has been appointed the next Chief Justice of India (CJI), with his swearing-in scheduled for May 14, 2025, as per an official notification released Tuesday. President Droupadi Murmu made the appointment, following the recommendation by current CJI Sanjiv Khanna, who is set to retire on May 13.
Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal announced the appointment on X, stating, “In exercise of the powers conferred by the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai…as the Chief Justice of India with effect from 14th May, 2025.”
Justice Gavai will become the 52nd CJI and only the second from the Scheduled Caste community after Justice KG Balakrishnan, who retired in 2010. As the senior-most Supreme Court judge after Justice Khanna, he will serve a six-month tenure, retiring on December 23 upon reaching the age of 65.
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About Justice BR Gavai
Born on November 24, 1960, in Amravati, Maharashtra, Justice Gavai began his legal journey in 1985. He initially worked under Raja S. Bhonsale, a former Advocate General and High Court judge, before starting independent practice at the Bombay High Court in 1987. Specializing in Constitutional and Administrative Law, he represented various civic bodies, universities, and state corporations.
In August 1992, he was appointed Assistant Government Pleader and Additional Public Prosecutor at the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court, later becoming Government Pleader and Public Prosecutor in 2000. Justice Gavai was appointed an Additional Judge of the Bombay High Court in 2003 and became a permanent judge in 2005. He served across multiple benches and was elevated to the Supreme Court on May 24, 2019.
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(With PTI inputs)
