New Delhi, April 16 -- April 16 Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna has recommended the name of Justice B.R. Gavai as his successor. CJI Khanna will demit office on May 13, after a tenure of around 6 months in the highest judicial office of the country. Justice Gavai, in line to be the 53th CJI, will have a tenure of over 6 months and he will demit office on November 23, 2025. CJI Khanna wrote to the Central government, recommending the name of Justice Gavai, as per the established practice of the CJI naming the senior-most judge as his successor.

According to the Memorandum of Procedure, the Centre asks the outgoing CJI to name the successor, just before a month of retirement. Justice Gavai was elevated as a Judge of the Supreme...