Justice Gavai takes over as Chief Justice of India

In a landmark moment for the Indian judiciary, Justice BR Gavai on Wednesday took over as the Chief Justice of India (CJI), becoming the first Buddhist and only the second member from a Scheduled Caste (SC) background to occupy the highest judicial office of the country.

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President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office to Justice B.R. Gavai in a swearing-in ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

He will remain in office until November 23, 2025, giving him a tenure of just over six months. He was elevated as a Judge of the Supreme Court on May 24, 2019, and in the last six years, Justice Gavai authored around 300 judgments on a variety of subjects, including constitutional and administrative law, civil law, criminal law, commercial disputes, arbitration law, electricity law, education matters and environmental law.