NEW DELHI: Justice Surya Kant took oath as the 53rd Chief Justice of India on Monday, succeeding Justice BR Gavai, and marking the beginning of his nearly 15th month tenure.
President Murmu administered the oath of office to Justice Surya Kant at the Rashtrapati Bhavan today.
Justice Kant was born on February 10, 1962 in Hisar, Haryana. He started practicing as a lawyer in the Hisar district court from 1984, and shifted to Chandigarh for practicing in Punjab and Haryana High Court in 1985.
Specialising in constitutional, service and civil matters, he has represented a number of universities, Boards, Corporations, Banks and also the High Court itself.
He was the youngest appointed Advocate General of Haryana in July 7, 2000 and designated as a Senior advocate in March of next year. He held the office of Advocate general till his elevation as a permanent judge to the Punjab and Haryana High Court on January 9, 2004. 15 years later, on May 24, 2019, Justice Surya Kant was elevated as a judge of the Supreme Court.
He has been a two-term member of the Governing Body of National Legal Services Authority, and is presently a member of various Committees of Indian Law Institute – a deemed university under the aegis of the Supreme Court.
He graduated from Government Post Graduate College in 1981, earned his bachelors in La in 1984 from Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak.
Justice Kant is looking focus on reducing the massive pendency of cases across the country during his tenure.
