President of India Droupadi Murmu administered the oath to Justice Gavai at a swearing-in ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. He is the 52st Chief Justice of India.
New Delhi: Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai on Wednesday officially assumed office as the Chief Justice of India, succeeding Justice Sanjiv Khanna. President of India Droupadi Murmu administered the oath to Justice Gavai at a swearing-in ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. He is the 52st Chief Justice of India.
Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai will have a term spilling a little over 6 months till November 23, 2025. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, JP Nadda, S Jayasankar, Piyush Goel, Arjun Ram Meghwal Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Vice President VP Dhankhar, former CJI Sanjiv Khanna, former President Ram Nath Kovind etc, were in the audience.
Upon succession as the 52nd CJI, Justice Gavai is the second CJI belonging to the Scheduled Caste community after Justice KG Balakrishnan retired as the CJI in 2010. He is also the first Buddhist judge to become the CJI of the Country.
