President Murmu appoints BR Gavai as next Chief Justice Of India
President Draupadi Murmu has appointed Supreme Court Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai as the Chief Justice of India with effect from May 14, 2025.
Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal shared the update on social media platform. “In exercise of the powers conferred by the Constitution of India is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Judge of the Supreme Court of India as the Chief Justice of India with effect from May 14, 2025,” the Minister wrote on X.
The incumbent CJI, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, will retire on May 13.
Upon taking over as the 52nd CJI, Justice BR Gavai would also be the second CJI belonging to the Scheduled Caste community after Justice KG Balakrishnan, who retired as the Chief Justice of India in 2010.
As per laid down protocol, Justice BR Gavai’s name was recommended by CJI Khanna on April 16 to the central government.
Justice Gavai, the senior-most Supreme Court judge after the incumbent CJI Khanna, will have a tenure of six months and he would demit office on December 23 on attaining the age of 65 years.