CJI's legacy of integrity: From Justice Khanna to Justice Gavai
The ouging CJI delivered impactful judgments on civil rights, bail jurisprudence and institutional transparency.
Updated At : 07:34 AM May 15, 2025 IST
AS Justice BR Gavai assumes office as the 52nd Chief Justice of India (CJI), his swearing-in marks a historic moment: the first Buddhist and only the second Dalit to rise to this apex constitutional post. While his tenure is brief — spanning just six months — it carries immense symbolic and substantive expectations. He inherits not just the responsibilities of heading the judiciary but also the high bar set by his predecessor, Justice Sanjiv Khanna. Though CJI Khanna also served for just over six months, he leaves behind a rich judicial legacy marked by moral clarity, institutional humility and a refusal to blur the line between judiciary and executive.
