New Delhi, April 17 -- Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Wednesday recommended to the Government the name of Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai as the next CJI. Justice Gavai, the second seniormost Supreme Court Judge after CJI Khanna, is set to become the 52nd CJI on May 14 after the retirement of CJI Khanna on May 13.
Justice Gavai, who was elevated as Judge of the Supreme Court on May 24, 2019, will have a tenure of over six months as CJI. He is due to retire on November 23, 2025.
CJI Khanna, who was sworn in as the 51st CJI on November 11 last year,
recommended to the Union Law Ministry to appoint Justice Gavai as his successor. The retirement age of Supreme Court Judges is 65 years.
According to the Memorandum of Procedure - a ...