New Delhi: Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai (BR Gavai) has officially assumed office as the Chief Justice of India, succeeding Justice Sanjiv Khanna. He is the 52nd Chief Justice of India. Justice Gavai is the first Buddhist CJI and only the second from the Dalit community, after former CJI KG Balakrishnan, who held office in 2007, to occupy the highest judicial office in the country. Justice Gavai has also made it clear that he will not take any post-retirement assignments.
“Shri Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India at Rashtrapati Bhavan”, wrote a tweet from the official account of the President of India.
Justice Gavai said that one of his foremost focus areas as CJI is how to tackle case pendency across courts in India. “I have decided that I would like to work on the pendency of cases, right from the bottom level to the Supreme Court. Also, I would like to focus on infrastructure – so far as High Courts are concerned, the infrastructure is very good. However, it is still a big problem for lower courts,” he said days ahead of taking the oath.
On November 11, 2024, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, who has been part of several landmark Supreme Court judgments, was sworn in as the 51st Chief Justice of India. He was administered oath by President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. He succeeds Justice DY Chandrachud, whose term as CJI ended on Friday. At 64, Justice Khanna will serve a six-month tenure as Chief Justice of India and is expected to retire on May 13, 2025.
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