New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai on Monday recommended Justice Surya Kant as his successor. Justice Kant is the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court.

Notably, CJI Gavai is retiring on November 23. After the Centre issues a notification, Justice Kant will become India's 53rd CJI.

On May 14 this year, CJI Gavai assumed charge as the Chief Justice of India. Notably, Gavai is the second Chief Justice of India from the Scheduled Caste (SC) community, following Justice K. G. Balakrishnan, who served between 2007 and 2010.

About Justice Surya Kant:

Justice Kant was born on February 10, 1962, in Haryana's Hisar. He pursued a bachelor’s degree in Law in 1984 from Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak, and then started practicing Law at Hisar's District Court.

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