CJI Gavai, who’s presently serving because the 52nd Chief Justice of India, will retire on November 23 this 12 months. He succeeded CJI Sanjiv Khanna, who demitted the workplace after attaining the age of 65 years.
Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai on Friday stated that he won’t settle for any publish following his retirement. He made the remarks after being felicitated in Darapur, which is his native village within the Amravati district of Maharashtra.
“I’ve determined that I cannot settle for any authorities place after my retirement… I’ll get extra time after retirement, so I’ll attempt to spend extra time in Darapur, Amravati and Nagpur,” Gavai was quoted as saying by information company PTI.
Gavai set to retire in November
CJI Gavai, who’s presently serving because the 52nd Chief Justice of India, will retire on November 23 this 12 months.
Born on November 24, 1960, in Maharashtra’s Amravati district, Gavai is the primary Buddhist to grow to be the Chief Justice of India. He succeeded CJI Sanjiv Khanna, who demitted the workplace after attaining the age of 65 years.
Gavai grew to become a everlasting choose of the Bombay Excessive Courtroom in November 2005. In Could 2019, he was elevated as a choose of the Supreme Courtroom.
Gavai was a part of the five-judge Structure bench which in December 2023 unanimously upheld the Centre’s determination to abrogate provisions of Article 370 bestowing particular standing to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.
Gavai pays tribute at father’s memorial
Earlier within the day, Gavai paid tributes on the memorial of his father and former governor of Kerala and Bihar, RS Gavai, in Darapur. CJI Gavai, alongside along with his relations, attended the demise anniversary programme of his father of their village. They paid floral tributes to the late R S Gavai on the memorial.
He additionally laid the inspiration stone for a grand gate to be constructed on the way in which to Darapur village. The doorway has been named after RS Gavai, who was fondly known as Dadasaheb Gavai.
He would even be inaugurating a court docket constructing at Daryapur city within the Amravati district. On Saturday, he’ll inaugurate the Late T R Gilda Memorial E-Library on the Amravati District and Classes Courtroom.
(With inputs from PTI)