# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/bhushan-ramkrishan-gavai
# Generated: 2026-08-16T04:40:09.591Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/bhushan-ramkrishan-gavai"
name: "Bhushan Ramkrishan Gavai"
slug: "bhushan-ramkrishan-gavai"
description: "Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai is a retired Indian jurist who had served as the 52nd Chief Justice of India (CJI) from 14 May to 23 November 2025. He is a former judge of the Bombay High Court and also served as the chancellor of some National Law Universities (NLUs). He is the second-ever CJI to be from the Scheduled Castes. During his term as CJI, he also served as ex officio patron-in-chief of the National Legal Services Authority."
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  isoCode: "IN"
birthDate: "1960-11-24"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump