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Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant volition present caput the five-member Supreme Court Collegium arsenic his predecessor Justice B.R. Gavai demitted bureau connected Sunday (November 23, 2025).
The reconstitution of 5 and three-member Collegium is simply a consequential lawsuit aft the superannuation of erstwhile CJI Gavai connected November 23.
Besides CJI Kant, the five-member Collegium, which selects Apex Court judges and decides connected transfers of High Court judges, would present comprise CJI Surya Kant and Justices Vikram Nath, B.V. Nagarathna, J.K. Maheshwari and M.M. Sundresh.
The three-member Collegium, which selects High Court judges, volition person the CJI and Justices Vikram Nath and B.V. Nagarathna arsenic members.
Even though Justice Kant has a tenure of astir 15 months arsenic CJI, the Collegium volition acquisition lone 1 alteration erstwhile Justice Maheshwari retires connected June 28, 2026. Justice P.S. Narasimha volition go a subordinate of the Collegium. After CJI Kant retires, Justice J.B. Pardiwala volition participate the Collegium. The Collegium strategy is simply a process for appointing and transferring judges successful higher judiciary.
