New Delhi, Oct. 24 -- The Union law ministry on Friday requested Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan R Gavai to recommend the name of his successor, initiating the formal process for appointing the next head of the Indian judiciary ahead of Justice Gavai's retirement on November 23.
Justice Surya Kant, the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court, is in line to become the 53rd CJI, succeeding Justice Gavai. P9
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