BR Gavai Named Next CJI, Set to Take Oath Following Khanna’s Retirement Justice BR Gavai Chief Justice of India

Chief Justice of India: Justice BR Gavai will be the Chief Justice of India for about six months as he is due to retire in November 2025.

According to PTI, he is slated to take oath as the 52nd Chief Justice of India on May 14 as Khanna is due to retire on May 13. Justice Gavai will serve as Chief Justice for approximately six months before his retirement in November.

After Justice KG Balakrishnan, who was elevated to the country's top judicial post in 2007, Justice BR Gavai will be the second Dalit to hold the Chief Justice position.

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Justice BR Gavai will be the Chief Justice of India for about six months as he is due to retire in November 2025.

Who Is Justice Gavai?

Born on November 24, 1960, in Amravati, Maharashtra, Justice Gavai began his legal career on March 16, 1985. He initially worked with the late barrister Raja S. Bhonsale — a former Advocate General and High Court judge — until 1987. He later practised independently at the Bombay High Court and, from 1990 onwards, primarily at its Nagpur Bench, focusing on constitutional and administrative law.

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Throughout his legal career, Justice Gavai served as standing counsel for the municipal corporations of Nagpur and Amravati, as well as for Amravati University. He represented various local bodies and councils across the Vidarbha region. He also served as Assistant Government Pleader and Additional Public Prosecutor at the Nagpur Bench between August 1992 and July 1993. He was appointed Government Pleader and Public Prosecutor for the same bench on January 17, 2000.

Justice Gavai was elevated as an Additional Judge of the Bombay High Court on November 14, 2003, and was confirmed as a permanent judge on November 12, 2005. During his tenure, he presided over cases at multiple benches, including Mumbai, Nagpur, Aurangabad, and Panaji.

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