CJI Gavai recommends appointment of Justice Surya Kant as next Chief Justice of India

Chief Justice of India Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai has recommended to the Centre the name of Justice Surya Kant as the next CJIJustice Surya Kant the second seniormost Supreme Court judge after the incumbent CJI Gavai is set to become the 53rd chief justice of India on November 24 after CJI Gavais retirement on November 23CJI Gavai who was sworn in on May 14 this year recommended to the Union law ministry to appoint Justice Surya Kant as the next CJIHonble the Chief Justice of India Mr Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai recommends the name of Honble Mr Justice Surya Kant the senior most Judge of the Supreme Court as his successor to be the 53rd Chief Justice of India a press note from the top court saidJustice Surya Kant who was elevated as a judge of the Supreme Court on May 24 2019 would have a tenure of nearly 15 months years as the CJI He is due to retire on February 9 2027The retirement age of Supreme Court judges is 65 yearsAccording to the memorandum of procedure a set of documents which guide the appointment transfer and elevation of Supreme Court and high court judges states that appointment to the office of the chief justice of India should be the seniormost judge of the Supreme Court considered fit to hold the officeThe Union law minister would at the appropriate time seek the recommendation of the outgoing CJI for the appointment of his successorConventionally the letter is sent a month before the incumbent CJI retires on attaining the age of 65 yearsJustice Surya Kant born in a middleclass family on February 10 1962 in Hisar district of Haryana became a top court judge on May 24 2019Justice Surya Kant brings to the countrys top judicial office a wealth of experience spanning two decades on the bench marked by landmark verdicts on abrogation of Article 370 free speech democracy corruption environment and gender equalityJustice Surya Kant was part of the bench that kept the colonialera sedition law in abeyance directing that no new FIRs be registered under it until a government reviewIn an order that underlined transparency in the poll process he nudged the Election Commission to disclose the details of 65 lakh names excluded from the draft electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision SIR in BiharJustice Surya Kant is also credited with directing that onethird of seats in bar associations including the Supreme Court Bar Association be reserved for womenHe upheld the One RankOne Pension OROP scheme for defence forces calling it constitutionally valid and continues to hear petitions of women officers in the armed forces seeking parity in permanent commissionJustice Surya Kant was on the sevenjudge bench that overruled the 1967 Aligarh Muslim University judgment opening the way for reconsideration of the institutions minority statusHe was part of the bench that heard the Pegasus spyware case which appointed a panel of cyber experts to probe allegations of unlawful surveillance famously stating that the state cannot get a free pass under the guise of national securityJustice Surya Kant was part of the bench that appointed a fivemember committee headed by former Supreme Court Justice Indu Malhotra to probe the security breach during Prime Minister Narendra Modis 2022 Punjab visit saying such matters required a judicially trained mindThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever