Justice BR Gavai sworn in as chief justice of India
Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai was sworn in as the 52nd Chief Justice of India on Wednesday. The oath of office was administered by President Droupadi Murmu at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Gavai succeeds Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna, who retired on Tuesday. He will have a tenure of six months before he retires on November 23.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar were among those who attended the function, The Indian Express reported.
Gavai practiced at the Bombay High Court between 1987 and 1990, mainly before the Nagpur bench.
He served as government pleader and public prosecutor for the Nagpur bench from 2000 to 2003, when he was made an additional judge. He became a permanent judge in 2005.
Gavai was elevated as a Supreme Court judge in May 2019.
When recommending Gavai’s elevation to the top court, the Supreme Court collegium had clarified that it was not a reflection on the suitability of the three senior-most judges from the Bombay High Court – two of whom are serving as chief justices, The Indian Express reported.
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