Justice Surya Kant To Become India’s 53rd Chief Justice On November 24

Justice Surya Kant has been appointed as the 53rd Chief Justice of India and will assume office on November 24, a day after current CJI BR Gavai retires. The announcement marks a historic first, as Justice Kant becomes the first jurist from Haryana to hold the nation’s top judicial post. His tenure will continue until February 9, 2027. The appointment was confirmed shortly after CJI Gavai recommended Justice Kant, calling him an ideal successor with the empathy and experience required to lead the judiciary. Born in 1962 in Hisar’s Petwar village, Justice Kant rose from modest beginnings. His father was a Sanskrit teacher, and his mother a homemaker. Educated in local schools, he earned his law degree from Maharshi Dayanand University in 1984 and later completed an LL.M. from Kurukshetra