| Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai | |
| Birth Date: | 24 November 1960 |
| Birth Place: | Amravati, Maharashtra, India |
| Office: | Judge of Supreme Court of India |
| Termstart: | 24 May 2019 |
| Nominator: | Ranjan Gogoi |
| Appointer: | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Office2: | Judge of Bombay High Court |
| Termstart2: | 14 November 2003 |
| Termend2: | 23 May 2019 |
| Nominator2: | V. N. Khare |
| Appointer2: | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai (born on 24 November 1960) is a judge of Supreme Court of India. He is a former judge of the Bombay High Court and currently serves as the chancellor of the Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur.[1] [2] [3] He is set to become the 52nd Chief Justice of India if the seniority convention is followed.
Bhushan Ramakrishan Gavai was born to R.S. Gavai and Kamala. His father led the Republican Party of India (Gavai) faction, former M.P and governor. His brother Rajendra Gavai is also a politician. His family is inspired by B. R. Ambedkar and follows Buddhism.[4] [5] [6]
Gavai was born on 24 November 1960 at Amravati and joined the Bar on 16 March 1985. He worked with Bar. Raja S. Bhonsale, former advocate general and judge of the High Court. He practiced independently at Bombay High Court from 1987 to 1990. After 1990, he practised mainly before Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court. He also practised in constitutional law and administrative law.
He was standing counsel for the municipal corporation of Nagpur, Amravati Municipal Corporation and Amravati University. Appeared regularly for various autonomous bodies and corporations like SICOM, DCVL etc. and various municipal councils in the Vidarbha region.
He was appointed as assistant government pleader and additional public prosecutor in the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Nagpur Bench, from August 1992 to July 1993. Later, he was appointed as government pleader and public prosecutor for Nagpur Bench on 17 January 2000. He was elevated as an additional judge of the High Court on 14 November 2003.