Meet BR Gavai: Next Chief Justice of India

Producer: Priyanka Das Editor: Nisha Dubey | April 17, 2025

Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Wednesday recommended to the Union Law Ministry to appoint senior-most Supreme Court judge Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai as the next CJI.

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Justice Gavai is slated to take oath as the 52nd CJI on May 14. CJI Khanna is due to retire on May 13.

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Born on November 24, 1960, in Amravati, Gavai enrolled as an advocate on March 16, 1985. Initially, he worked under the late Bar. Raja S Bhonsale, former Advocate General and High Court Judge, until 1987.

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He then practiced independently at the Bombay High Court from 1987 to 1990. After 1990, he primarily practiced at the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court, focusing on Constitutional and Administrative Law.

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He served as Standing Counsel for the Nagpur Municipal Corporation, Amravati Municipal Corporation, and Amravati University.

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He was appointed as an Additional Judge of the High Court on November 14, 2003, and confirmed as a permanent Judge of the Bombay High Court on November 12, 2005.

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He was elevated to the position of Judge of the Supreme Court of India on May 24, 2019, with retirement scheduled for November 23, 2025.

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