Overview
- President Droupadi Murmu issued the appointment via a Department of Justice notification on October 30, with Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal announcing it on X.
- Justice Surya Kant will assume office on November 24, a day after Chief Justice B. R. Gavai demits office on November 23.
- He will serve until the statutory retirement date of February 9, 2027, for a tenure of nearly 15 months at the Supreme Court’s helm.
- The appointment marks the first time a jurist from Haryana will serve as Chief Justice of India.
- A Supreme Court judge since May 24, 2019, Kant has served on key benches addressing Article 370, the sedition law abeyance, the Pegasus probe, AMU’s minority status, and One Rank One Pension, and has held leadership roles with NALSA.