Justice BR Gavai takes oath as 52nd Chief Justice of India

New Delhi (By Abhishek Mohanty): Justice BR Gavai has been sworn in as the 52nd Chief Justice of India.

President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office to Justice Gavai at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Wednesday.

Justice Gavai will have a tenure of more than six months, and he will demit office on November 23, 2025.

On April 29, the Centre cleared the appointment of Justice Gavai to the highest judicial office of the country after the then Chief Justice of India Sanjeev Khanna had recommended him as his successor last month.
Justice Gavai was elevated as a Judge of the Supreme Court on May 24, 2019.

In the last six years, he was a part of around 700 Benches dealing with matters pertaining to a variety of subjects like constititional and administrative law, civil law, criminal law, commercial disputes, electricity law, arbitration law, education matters and environmental law.