The President of India has appointed Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai as the next Chief Justice of India. His appointment will be effective from May 14, 2025.
The current Chief Justice, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, is set to retire on May 13, 2025.
“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 14th May, 2025,”
— posted by Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on X.
Justice Gavai will be the 52nd Chief Justice of India. He will also become the second Chief Justice from the Scheduled Caste community, following Justice KG Balakrishnan, who retired in 2010.
Justice Gavai will retire on November 23, 2025.
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