New Delhi: Justice Bhushan Ramakrishna Gawai was sworn in as the 52nd Chief Justice of India on Wednesday, who was successful Sanjeev KhannaTo keep the highest judicial office.The oath was administered by President Daupadi Murmu at a function participating by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Senior Minister and East-CJI.Justice Gawai is known for his role in many major decisions so far in his career. Since becoming a Judge of the Supreme Court in 2019, he has written about 300 decisions and has been part of about 700 benches. His work has covered important issues Constitutional rightsfree speech, Environmental protectionAnd the executive investigates on the overache.In December 2023, he was part of the back of a five-judge Constitution that unanimously upheld the Center’s decision to cancel Article 370, which gave special status to the former state of Jammu and Kashmir.Justice Gawai was also part of a bench of the five-judge constitution, who killed the election bond scheme for political money.It was part of a five-judge Constitution Bench, which upheld the Center’s decision to cancel notes of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 for the 2016 decision of the Center by 4: 1 majority.A bench led by Justice Gawai banned the Allahabad HC’s comment, suggesting that a woman’s breasts were not attempted to raped by grabbing the breasts of a woman and pulling the drawstring of her “pajamas”, which the comments were called “insensitive” and “inhuman”.Justice Gawai was part of the bench of a seven-judge Constitution, with a 6: 1 majority, the decision was ruled that the states have constitutional rights to create sub-education within the Scheduled Castes for reservation objectives, recognized the group as socially diverse and allowed the bold support for the back of them.In the bench of another seven-judges, he contributed to a decision that retained the legitimacy of the mediation segments in agreements that unstamped or insufficiently seal, saying that such defects were corrected and did not make the contrary inhuman.He was also part of a five-judge Constitution Bench, which ruled in January 2023 that no additional restrictions could be imposed on the fundamental right of free speech for higher public authorities, confirming that the Constitution provides sufficient basis for already appropriate limits.Justice Gawai also gave a historic decision, which stopped the demolition without any notice, widely seen the impartiality and the fixed process as a pushback against the “bulldozer Justice”. Maintaining constitutional values is known for its clear attitude, Justice Gawai recently said that the Constitution is supreme and also clarified that it would not accept the positions of any retirement presented by the government. He is only the second Dalit to hold the highest position in the judiciary after Justice KG Balakrishnan.In the coming months, he will face major responsibilities, including a leading hearing on important cases such as the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 in the Supreme Court. His appointment was recommended by Justice Khanna and officially confirmed by the government on 29 April.
