(Shutterstock)The Supreme Court collegium has recommended two judges for elevation to the top court, one of them a possible future Chief Justice who would also be the first Dalit judge in over a decade to hold the country’s highest judicial office. Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, a Bombay High Court judge, is from the Scheduled Castes and could eventually become the Chief Justice of India on May 14, 2025. Justice Gavai — who would have a six-month tenure as CJI when his turn comes — was appointed a Bombay High Court judge in November 2003. On his appointment, the Supreme Court Bench will have a Judge belonging to Scheduled Caste category after about a decade,” the resolution said. 11 in the combined seniority of High Court Judges on (an) all-India basis,” it added.

Source: The Telegraph May 10, 2019 01:18 UTC