Justice Bhushan Ramakrishna Gavai Sworn in as 52nd Chief Justice of India
| Key Event | Details |
|---|---|
| Date | Wednesday, May 14, 2025 |
| Event | Justice Bhushan Ramakrishna Gavai sworn in as the 52nd Chief Justice of India (CJI) |
| Venue | Rashtrapati Bhavan |
| Oath Administered by | President Droupadi Murmu |
| Predecessor | Justice Sanjiv Khanna (demitted office on May 13, 2025) |
| Tenure | May 14, 2025, to November 23, 2025 |
| Background | Born on November 24, 1960, in Amravati, Maharashtra; first Buddhist CJI |
| Appointments | - Additional Judge, Bombay High Court (November 14, 2003)<br>- Permanent Judge (November 12, 2005)<br>- Supreme Court Judge (May 24, 2019) |
| Significance | - First Buddhist CJI<br>- One of the few Scheduled Caste (SC) judges in the Supreme Court |
| Ceremony Attendees | Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, PM Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, and other Supreme Court judges |
| Previous CJI | Justice Sanjiv Khanna (51st CJI) served until May 13, 2025 |