US EditionWho Is Justice Surya Kant, Recommended by CJI Gavai as the Next Chief Justice of India
Justice Surya Kant, the senior most Supreme Court judge, will serve as the 53rd Chief Justice of India for 15 months, beginning November 24, 2025.
- CJI Bhushan R. Gavai sent a formal recommendation to the Union Law Ministry naming Justice Surya Kant as his successor following the government’s October 23 request.
- According to the Memorandum of Procedure, the senior-most Supreme Court judge is recommended as the next Chief Justice, and Justice Surya Kant is currently the senior-most judge under this convention.
- Justice Surya Kant, elevated to the apex court on May 24, 2019, has sat on benches delivering landmark rulings on Article 370, the Pegasus spyware case, and the colonial-era sedition law abeyance.
- Upon formal appointment by the President, Kant will assume charge as the 53rd Chief Justice of India on November 24, 2025, serving nearly 15 months until February 9, 2027.
- With institutional roles and bar-reform directions, Kant brings an administrative footprint to the CJI post, chairing the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee and serving as Visitor of the National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi, and ex officio Executive Chairman of NALSA.
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Who is Justice Surya Kant, recommended by CJI Gavai as the next Chief Justice of India
CJI Gavai has recommended Justice Surya Kant, the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court after him, to succeed him as the next Chief Justice of India. The recommendation, sent to the Union law ministry under the Memorandum of Procedure, sets the stage for Justice Kant to take over as the 53rd CJI on November 24
Gavai recommends appointment of Justice Surya Kant as next CJI
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai has recommended to the Centre the name of Justice Surya Kant as the next CJI. Justice Surya Kant, the second senior-most Supreme Court judge after the incumbent CJI Gavai, is set to become the 53rd chief justice of India on November 24 after CJI Gavai’s retirement on November 23. CJI Gavai, who was sworn in on May 14 this year, recommended to the Union law ministry to appoint Justice Sur…
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