On 2025-04-16, CJI Sanjiv Khanna recommended Justice B.R. Gavai as his successor. Justice Gavai is slated to take oath on May 14, 2025, as the 52nd CJI, following CJI Khanna's retirement on May 13, 2025; he has been involved in key decisions like upholding the abrogation of Article 370 and striking down the electoral bonds scheme. He practiced in the Bombay High Court from 1987 and was elevated as Additional Judge in 2003, becoming a Permanent Judge in November 2005.

On April 16, 2025, the Supreme Court maintained the status quo on tree felling in the Kancha Gachibowli forest area near Hyderabad Central University. The court directed the Wildlife Warden to protect affected wildlife, questioned the Telangana government's urgency in starting afforestation, and directed the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) to visit the site and submit a report.

On 2025-04-16, the Supreme Court considered staying certain provisions of the Waqf Act 2025, including the inclusion of non-Muslims in Waqf bodies and the power of Collectors to decide disputes over Waqf properties. The court is also considering an interim order to protect waqfs declared by courts, while challenges to the amended law are based on arguments that it violates fundamental rights.

On 2025-04-15, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed a charge sheet against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald money laundering case.