New Delhi, Oct 30: President of India Droupadi Murmu on Thursday appointed Justice Surya Kant as the Chief Justice of India.

According to a press communiqué issued by the President’s Secretariat today, “In exercise of the powers conferred by the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Justice Surya Kant, Judge of the Supreme Court as the Chief Justice of India with effect from 24th November, 2025.”

Justice Surya Kant, born on 10 February 1962 in the village Petwar, District Hisar, Haryana earned his Law degree from Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak in 1984 and then began his practice the same year at the District Courts, Hisar. In 1985, he shifted to the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh, specialising in Constitutional, Service, and Civil matters.

On 7 July, 2000, he earned the distinction of being appointed the youngest Advocate General of Haryana and was also designated as a Senior Advocate. He served as the Advocate General until his elevation as a permanent Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court on 9 January, 2004.