Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna has written to the Union Law Ministry recommending Justice BR Gavai to be the next CJI..CJI Khanna is set to demit office on May 13.Once appointed, Justice Gavai will be the second-ever CJI from the Dalit community, the first being Justice KG Balakrishnan, who had demitted office in 2010. .Justice Khanna took over as CJI in November 2024 following the retirement of Justice DY Chandrachud.His tenure at the helm would last only a little over six months. His successor, Justice Gavai, will also have a similar tenure and he will demit office on November 23, 2025..Justice Gavai was appointed as an additional judge of the Bombay High Court on November 14, 2003, and became a permanent judge in 2005. He served at the High Court's principal seat in Mumbai and benches in Nagpur, Aurangabad and Panaji.He was elevated to the Supreme Court on May 24, 2019.
