When requested if he would be a part of politics like his father, Justice Gavai mentioned, “I’ve no political ambitions. I’ve determined to not take any post-retirement assignments or posts. Another project can be beneath the CJI submit, and Governor can be beneath the CJI submit.”
Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai took oath because the 52nd Chief Justice of India on Wednesday. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of workplace to Justice Gavai, who succeeded CJI Sanjiv Khanna.
Justice Gavai is the primary Buddhist CJI to occupy the best judicial workplace within the nation. Justice Gavai has additionally made it clear that he is not going to take any post-retirement assignments.
When requested if he’ll be a part of politics like his father, Justice Gavai mentioned, “No political ambitions. I’ve determined to not take any submit retirement assignments or submit. Another project can be beneath CJI submit, Governor can be beneath CJI submit.”
Justice Gavai is the son of RS Gavai, a famous politician, who was the Governor of Bihar and Kerala. He belongs to a household deeply engaged in selling the beliefs of BR Ambedkar. His father was a outstanding Ambedkarite and a former Member of Parliament.
Born in a Maharashtra village, Justice Gavai has mentioned he nonetheless loves to go to his village thrice a yr, particularly on his late father’s beginning and demise anniversary and throughout the annual truthful at his village.
Born on November 24, 1960 at Amravati, he joined Bar on March 16, 1985 and began his follow at Bombay Excessive Court docket and earlier than Nagpur Bench of Bombay Excessive Court docket.
He was appointed as the federal government pleader and Public Prosecutor for the Nagpur Bench on January 17, 2000. He was elevated as Further Decide of the Excessive Court docket on November 14, 2003 and have become a everlasting Decide of the Bombay Excessive Court docket in November 2005.
Justice Gavai was elevated as a Decide of the Supreme Court docket of India on Could 24, 2019.
Within the final six years, he was part of round 700 benches coping with issues pertaining to quite a lot of topics, together with constitutional and administrative legislation, civil legislation, prison legislation, business disputes, arbitration legislation, electrical energy legislation, training issues, environmental legislation, and so forth. Justice Gavai will retire on November 23, 2025.