New Delhi: The Chief Justice has recommended to the Ministry of Law that Justice B.R. Gavai to be appointed as the new Chief Justice of India (CJI). Justice B.R. Gavai is set to become the 52nd CJI of India and is expected to take the oath of office on May 14, with President Droupadi Murmu administering the oath. Current Chief Justice Sanjeev Khanna made this recommendation on Wednesday for Justice B.R. Gavai, a senior judge of the Supreme Court, succeeded him. Born on November 24, 1960, in Amravati, Justice Gavai was admitted to the bar on March 16, 1985. Chief Justice Sanjeev Khanna assumed his position in November 2024.