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OUR Droupadi Murmu Appointed BR Gavai as a 52 nd Chief Justice of India

 

OUR Droupadi Murmu Appointed BR Gavai  as a 52 nd Chief Justice of India

Our President Droupadi Murmu Appointed BR Gavai as a 52nd Chief Justice of India Nominated by Ranjan Gogoi Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai (born 24 November 1960 is an Indian jurist who is currently serving as the 52nd Chief Justice of India since 14 May 2025 He is a former judge of the Bombay High Court and he also currently serves as the chancellor of some National Law Universities (NLUs) He is also the ex officio patron-in-chief of National Legal Services Authority.

Early life and education Gavai was born on 24 November 1960 in Amravati, Maharashtra, and studied at a primary municipal school in Amravati. He then studied at Chikitsa Samuh Madhyamik Shala and at Holy Name High School in Mumbai. After earning degrees in commerce and in law from Amravati University, he joined the legal profession in 1985.

Career - President Droupadi Murmu administering the oath of office to Justice BR Gavai as the Chief Justice of India.Gavai worked with Bar. Raja S. Bhonsale, former advocate general and judge of the High Court. He practiced independently at Bombay High Court from 1987 to 1990. After 1990, he practiced mainly before the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court. He also practiced constitutional law and administrative law.

Gavai was standing counsel for the municipal corporation of Nagpur, Amravati Municipal Corporation, and Amravati University. Appeared regularly for various autonomous bodies and corporations like SICOM, DCVL, etc., and various municipal councils in the 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. Later, he was appointed as government pleader and public prosecutor for the Nagpur Bench on 17 January 2000. He was elevated as an additional judge of the High Court on 14 November 2003. On 12 November 2005, he became a permanent judge of the Bombay High Court. After serving as a High Court judge for 14 years, he was appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of India on 24 May 2019, a position he held until 13 May 2025.

On 14 May 2025, Justice Bhushan Ramakrishna Gavai was sworn in as the 52nd Chief Justice of India by President Droupadi Murmu. His term will be till 23 November 2025 i.e. for six months. He is the first Chief Justice of India from the Buddhist community. He is also the second Dalit (SC) to hold the office, following Justice K. G. Balakrishnan, a member of the Scheduled Castes, who previously served as Chief Justice As of January 2025, the Supreme Court of India had three sitting judges from the Scheduled Castes – Justice B. R. Gavai, Justice C. T. Ravikumar (since retired), and Justice Prasanna Varale. This marks the highest representation of the Scheduled Caste community in the history of the Supreme Court. Notably, both Justice B. R. Gavai and Justice Prasanna B. Varale belong to the Buddhist faith, making it the first time in the Court’s history that two Buddhist judges are serving simultaneously.  Personal life Bhushan Ramakrishan Gavai was born to R.S. Gavai and Kamala on 24 November 1960. His father led the Republican Party of India (Gavai) faction and had been an M.P. and Governor. His brother Rajendra Gavai is also a politician. His family is inspired by B. R. Ambedkar and follows Buddhism

 

 

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