Justice BR Gavai To Take Oath As 52nd CJI Tomorrow

Justice B.R. Gavai will take oath because the 52nd Chief Justice of India (CJI) on Wednesday, making him the primary Buddhist to move the rustic’s judiciary.

President Droupadi Murmu will administer the oath of place of work to Justice Gavai, who succeeds former CJI Sanjiv Khanna.

President Murmu, in workout of powers underneath Article 124(2) of the Constitution, had appointed Justice Gavai, the seniormost Judge of the Supreme Court, as Chief Justice of India, and the Ministry of Law and Justice had later notified his appointment.

Justice Gavai used to be increased as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India on May 24, 2019. In the final six years, he used to be part of round 700 Benches coping with issues referring to various topics, together with constitutional and administrative legislation, civil legislation, legal legislation, business disputes, arbitration legislation, electrical energy legislation, training issues and environmental legislation.

He has authored round 300 judgments, together with that of the Constitution Bench on quite a lot of problems, upholding the guideline of legislation and safeguarding the basic rights, human rights and felony rights of electorate.

He changed into an enduring Judge of the Bombay High Court on November 12, 2005. He presided over Benches having all varieties of assignments on the Principal Seat at Mumbai in addition to Benches at Nagpur, Aurangabad and Panaji.

Earlier, in a casual interplay with the media, Justice Gavai expressed sorrow over the tragic incident in Pahalgam and mentioned that the Supreme Court can not stay untouched when the rustic is mourning.

Son of former Bihar Governor R. S. Gavai, Justice Gavai takes delight in the truth that he’s about to grow to be the primary Buddhist CJI of the rustic.

“My father had embraced Buddhism along with Baba Saheb Ambedkar. I will become the first Buddhist Chief Justice of the country,” he mentioned.

Asserting that he believes in all religions, Justice Gavai mentioned, “I go to temples, dargahs, Jain temples, gurudwaras everywhere.”