Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna recommended Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai to be the next Chief Justice. Justice Gavai is expected to take oath on May 14.read moreChief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Wednesday recommended Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court, to be the next Chief Justice, news agency PTI reported.Justice Gavai is expected to take oath as the 52nd Chief Justice of India on May 14, a day after CJI Khanna retires on May 13.Born on 24 November 1960 in Amravati, Justice Bhushan Gavai enrolled as an advocate on 16 March 1985. He began his legal career under the late Bar. Raja S. Bhonsale, former Advocate General and High Court Judge, and worked with him until 1987. After that, he practised independently at the Bombay High Court until 1990.STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS ADFrom 1990 onwards, he primarily practised at the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court, specialising in Constitutional and Administrative Law. He also served as Standing Counsel for the municipal corporations of Nagpur and Amravati, as well as Amravati University.More from India
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Justice BR Gavai to be India’s next CJI, to take oath on May 14
