New Delhi4 minutes ago
- Copy link
On 24 May 2019, he was sworn in as a judge of the Supreme Court.
Chief Justice of India Sanjeev Khanna has officially recommended the name of Justice BR Gawai as his successor. His name has been sent to the Union Law Ministry for approval. With this, Justice Bhushan Ramakrishna Gavai has been decided to become the 52nd Chief Justice of India.
The tradition is that the current CJI recommends the name of his successor only when he is urged to do so. The term of the current CJI Sanjeev Khanna ends on 13 May.
Justice Gavai is named in the seniority list after CJI Khanna. Therefore, Justice Khanna has taken his name forward. However, his term will be only 7 months.
According to a profile on the Supreme Court website, Justice Gavai was promoted as Supreme Court judges on 24 May 2019. His retirement date is 23 November 2025.
Justice Gawai started 1985 legal career
Justice Gawai was born on 24 November 1960 in Amravati, Maharashtra. He started a legal career in 1985. In 1987, he started independent practice in the Bombay High Court. Earlier, he worked with former Advocate General and High Court Judge Late King S Bhonsle.
Advocated in the Bombay High Court from 1987 to 1990. From August 1992 to July 1993, the Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court was appointed as Assistant Government Advocate and Additional Public Prosecutors. On 14 November 2003, Bombay was promoted as High Court Additional Judge. On 12 November 2005, he became a permanent judge of the Bombay High Court.
Photos of Justice Gawai’s family ….
The other Dalit CJI would be Justice Gawai, Dimontization was correct
Justice Gawai will be the second Dalit CJI of the country. Before him, Justice KG Balakrishnan became the Chief Justice of India. Justice Balakrishnan became the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in 2007. Justice Gawai has been included in many historical decisions as the Supreme Court judge. These include the Modi government’s 2016 demonetisation decision to upheld and declare the election bond scheme unconstitutional.