Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 09:52am on 16 Apr 2025,Wednesday India
Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai is set to take oath as the 52nd Chief Justice of India (CJI) on May 14, following the retirement of incumbent CJI Sanjiv Khanna on May 13. Justice Gavai, who will serve a six-month tenure until November 2025, will be the second Dalit CJI after Justice KG Balakrishnan. His nomination has been formally forwarded by CJI Khanna to the Union Law Ministry. Justice Gavai has played a key role in several landmark rulings, including the demonetisation verdict and the scrapping of the electoral bonds scheme. He began his legal career in 1985 and joined the Supreme Court in 2019. (PC: PTI)
