Who Is Justice BR Gavai? Senior-Most Supreme Court Judge To Be The Next CJI

New Delhi: Chief Justice Of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna on Wednesday recommended his successor, Justice BR Gavai, the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court. Justice Gavai is all set to assume office as the 52nd Chief Justice Of India.

Justice Gavai will be taking oath on May 14, a day after incumbent Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna retires. President Droupadi Murmu will administer the oath of office. Sanjiv Khanna had taken oath as CJI in November last year. Justice Gavai will serve a 6-month term and is due to retire on 23rd November, 2025.

Who Is Justice BR Gavai?

According to the Supreme Court Of India official website, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai was born on November 24,1960, in Amravati. He joined the bar on March 16, 1985. He worked with late Bar. Raja S. Bhonsale, former Advocate General and Judge of the High Court, till 1987.

BR Gavai Practiced independently at the Bombay High Court from 1987 to 1990. After 1990 he practised mainly before Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court. Gavai Practised in Constitutional Law and Administrative Law.

BR Gavai Was Standing Counsel for Municipal Corporation of Nagpur, Amravati Municipal Corporation and Amravati University.

He appeared regularly for various autonomous bodies and Corporations like SICOM, DCVL etc. and various Municipal Councils in Vidarbha region.

He Was appointed as Assistant Government Pleader and Additional Public Prosecutor in the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Nagpur Bench, from August, 1992 to July 1993.

He was appointed as Government Pleader and Public Prosecutor for Nagpur Bench on 17th January, 2000. Was elevated as Additional Judge of the High Court on 14th November, 2003.

Gavai became a permanent Judge of the Bombay High Court on 12th November, 2005. Presided over Benches having all types of assignments at the Principal Seat at Mumbai as well as Benches at Nagpur, Aurangabad and Panaji. Elevated as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India on 24th May, 2019.

He was a part of several Constitution benches in the SC which delivered path-breaking verdicts including the ones relating to the scrapping of Article 370, demonetisation and electoral bond scheme.

Published on: Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 03:14 PM IST