52nd Chief Justice of India

• Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai will be the next CJI from May 14, 2025.

• Justice Gavai will be the 52nd Chief Justice of India.

• President Draupadi Murmu has appointed Justice Gavai as the next Chief Justice of India.

• He will replace the current Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna, whose term will end on May 13, 2025.

• H.J. Kania was the first Chief Justice of India.

• The Chief Justice of India is appointed by the President of India.