New Delhi, April 16 -- Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai is likely to be made the next Chief Justice of India, his oath reportedly to e on April 14. Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna Wednesday wrote to the Union Law Ministry, naming Justice B R Gavai, the second-most senior judge of the Supreme Court, as his successor.

Elevated as a judge of the Supreme Court on May 24, 2019, Justice Gavai, 64, will take over as 52nd Chief Justice of India after the retirement of the current CJI Khanna, and remain in office till November 23, 2025.

Justice Khanna will retire on May 13, 2025.

Notaly, Justice BR Gavai will also retire this year. The Supreme Court judge is set to retire on 23 November, 2025.

The retirement age of Supreme Court judges is...