Justice Surya Kant appointed next CJI; to enter office on Nov 24

Justice Surya Kant was on Thursday appointed as the 53rd Chief Justice of India and he will assume charge on November 24The Department of Justice in the Union Law Ministry issued a notification announcing his appointmentJustice Surya Kant succeeds Justice Bhushan R Gavai who demits office on November 23He will be the CJI for nearly 15 months and will demit office on February 9 2027 on attaining the age of 65 yearsIn exercise of the powers conferred by the Constitution of India the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Surya Kant Judge of the Supreme Court of India as the Chief Justice of India with effect from 24th November 2025 Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said in a post on XI convey my heartiest congratulations and best wishes to him he addedJustice Kant born in a middleclass family on February 10 1962 in Hissar district of Haryana became a top court judge on May 24 2019He brings to the countrys top judicial office a wealth of experience spanning two decades on the Bench marked by landmark verdicts on abrogation of Article 370 free speech democracy corruption environment and gender equalityJustice Kant was part of the historic bench that kept the colonialera sedition law in abeyance directing that no new FIRs be registered under it until a government reviewHe also nudged the Election Commission to disclose details of 65 lakh excluded voters in Bihar showing his commitment to electoral transparency He made history by directing that onethird of seats in Bar associations including the Supreme Court Bar Association be reserved for womenJustice Kant was part of the bench that appointed a fivemember committee headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice Indu Malhotra to probe the security breach during Prime Minister Narendra Modis 2022 Punjab visit saying such matters required a judicially trained mindHe also upheld the One RankOne Pension OROP scheme for defence forces calling it constitutionally valid and continues to hear petitions of women officers in the armed forces seeking parity in permanent commissionHe was on the sevenjudge bench that overruled the 1967 Aligarh Muslim University judgment opening the way for reconsideration of the institutions minority statusHe was part of the bench which heard the Pegasus spyware case and which appointed a panel of cyber experts to probe allegations of unlawful surveillance famously stating that the state cannot get a free pass under the guise of national securityThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever