President of India Droupadi Murmu has nominated Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai of the Supreme Court as the new Executive Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA)..The position was previously held by Justice Sanjiv Khanna, who took over as the 51st Chief Justice of India (CJI) today. .The CJI is the NALSA's Patron-in-Chief, according to the Legal Services Authority Act of 1987. The President of India, in collaboration with the Chief Justice of India, appoints an active or retired Supreme Court judge as Executive Chairman.As per convention, the post of Executive Chairman of NALSA is occupied by the second senior-most judge of the Supreme Court. .Justice Gavai, the apex court's senior-most puisne judge, has been the judge of the top court since 2019. He is set to become the next CJI on May 14, 2025, upon retirement of CJI Khanna. Justice Gavai retires on November 23, 2025..[Read Notification]
President of India Droupadi Murmu has nominated Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai of the Supreme Court as the new Executive Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA)..The position was previously held by Justice Sanjiv Khanna, who took over as the 51st Chief Justice of India (CJI) today. .The CJI is the NALSA's Patron-in-Chief, according to the Legal Services Authority Act of 1987. The President of India, in collaboration with the Chief Justice of India, appoints an active or retired Supreme Court judge as Executive Chairman.As per convention, the post of Executive Chairman of NALSA is occupied by the second senior-most judge of the Supreme Court. .Justice Gavai, the apex court's senior-most puisne judge, has been the judge of the top court since 2019. He is set to become the next CJI on May 14, 2025, upon retirement of CJI Khanna. Justice Gavai retires on November 23, 2025..[Read Notification]