Who Is Justice Gavai All Set To Become The Next Chief Justice Of India?

Apr 30, 2025 Sumaya Rathour

Justice Gavai to become 52nd Chief Justice of India on May 14, 2024.

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He will be the second Dalit to hold India's top judicial position.

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Outgoing Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna recommended Justice Gavai as his successor.

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Justice Gavai, born in 1960, is the son of politician Ramkrishna Gavai.

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Justice Gavai upheld Article 370 abrogation and became Supreme Court judge in 2019.

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