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Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai has recemmonded to the Union Law Ministry the sanction of Justice Surya Kant arsenic the adjacent CJI.
Justice Surya Kant, the 2nd senior-most Supreme Court justice aft the incumbent CJI Gavai, is acceptable to go the 53rd CJI pursuing Chief Justice Gavai’s status connected November 24.
Under the Memorandum of Procedure for assignment of Chief Justice of India and Supreme Court Judges, the Law Ministry seeks the proposal of the outgoing Chief Justice connected the adjacent appointment. The missive from the authorities kickstarts the assignment process for the adjacent Chief Justice of India.
The process usually begins a period earlier the incumbent is to demit office.
Justice Kant was calved connected February 10, 1962, successful Hisar successful Haryana.
After completing his graduation from his hometown, Justice Kant earned his bachelor’s grade successful instrumentality successful 1984 from Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak. He started his ineligible signifier astatine the Hisar territory tribunal and shifted to Chandigarh successful 1985 to practise successful the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
Justice Kant has specialised successful constitutional, work and civilian matters. He has represented a fig of universities, boards, corporations, banks and besides the High Court itself.
He was the youngest Advocate General of Haryana connected July 7, 2000, and designated arsenic elder advocator successful March 2001.
He was elevated arsenic a justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court connected January 9, 2004. Justice Kant was appointed arsenic the Chief Justice of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh successful October, 2018.
He was appointed arsenic a Supreme Court justice connected May 24, 2019. He is owed to discontinue connected February 9, 2027.
(With inputs from PTI)
