The third Senior most judge of the Supreme Court Justice BR Gavai has been nominated as the Chairman of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee (SCLSC), replacing Justice Sanjiv Khanna.

The Department of Justice, Central Government issued a notification on December 29, 2023, to this effect.

Justice Gavai would become the Chief Justice of India after the retirement of Justice Sanjiv Khanna.

Five advocates of the Supreme Court have also been nominated members of the Committee

1. Senior Advocate Vibha Datta Makhija;
2. Senior Advocate Siddhartha Dave,
3. Senior Advocate Aparajita Singh
4. Advocate Mohammad Shoeb Alam and
5. Advocate K. Parameshwar Krishnaswamy

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