Justice Surya Kant Appointed as Next Chief Justice of India; To Assume Office on November

PTI, 24 NEW DELHI, OCT 30, 2025 : Justice Surya Kant was on Thursday appointed as the 53rd Chief Justice of India, and he will assume charge on November 24.

The Department of Justice in the Union Law Ministry issued a notification announcing his appointment. Justice Surya Kant succeeds Justice Bhushan R. Gavai, who demits office on November 23. He will be the CJI for nearly 15 months and will demit office on February 9, 2027, on attaining the age of 65 years.

"In 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 X.

"I convey my heartiest congratulations and best wishes to him," Meghwal added.

Justice Kant, born in a middle-class family on February 10, 1962, in Hisar district of Haryana, became a top court judge on May 24, 2019. He brings to the country’s top judicial office a wealth of experience spanning two decades on the Bench, marked by landmark verdicts on the abrogation of Article 370, free speech, democracy, corruption, environment, and gender equality.

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