Justice Surya Kant
Surya Kant (born 10 February 1962) is an Indian judge who is serving as the 53rd Chief Justice of India from 24 November 2025.[2][3][4] Prior to his elevation as judge, Kant was a Senior Advocate and also served as the Advocate General for Haryana. He is also the visitor of National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi.[5] Furthermore, he is the ex officio patron-in-chief of National Legal Services Authority.
Kant was the youngest Advocate General of Haryana. He was made a judge of the Punjab & Haryana High Court on 09 January 2004[14] Kant was nominated as a member of the National Legal Services Authority on 23 February 2007 for two consecutive terms. Kant organised and attended several prestigious conferences. On 5 October 2018, he took oath as the Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court.[15][16] On 9 May 2019, the Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi recommended his elevation to the Supreme Court of India. On 24 May 2019, Kant took oath as a judge of the Supreme Court, a position he served until 23 November 2025.[17][18][19][20]
Kant took oath as the 53rd Chief Justice of India (CJI) on 24 November 2025 during a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan.[21][22][23]
