♦ Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai took oath as the 52nd Chief Justice of India on 14 May 2025.

♦ President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office to Justice Gavai at a special ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

♦ He is the second Dalit to occupy the country's top legal post after Chief Justice KG Balakrishnan.

♦ Justice B R Gavai succeeded Justice Sanjiv Khanna, who demitted office on May 13.

♦ Justice Gavai became an Additional Judge of the Bombay High Court in 2003 and a permanent judge in 2005.

♦ He was elevated as a Judge of the Supreme Court in 2019.