Justice Surya Kant, the 53rd Chief Justice of India, will hold office till February 9, 2027.

Justice Surya Kant took oath as the 53rd Chief Justice of India (CJI) on Monday (November 24). He has replaced Justice B. R. Gavai. Let us know that his tenure will be till February 9, 2027. As a judge in the Supreme Court, Justice Surya Kant has delivered many judgments that have had a profound impact on Indian law, democracy and civil rights. Born on February 10, 1962, in Hisar, Haryana, Justice Surya Kant comes from a very simple family. He started his legal practice in Hisar and later practiced in the Punjab-Haryana High Court. In 2018, he became the Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court and was later appointed as a Supreme Court judge. Due to his clear, strict and constitutional thinking, he has got the highest judicial post of the country. So let's take a look at his 9 important and influential decisions, which made his identity even stronger.
Let us tell you that Justice Surya Kant was part of the five-member Constitution bench that upheld the decision to remove Article 370. After this decision, the special status of Jammu and Kashmir was abolished and it was included in the general administrative structure like other states.
2. He also played an important role in the order staying the sedition law (IPC Section 124A), which has been in force since the colonial era. The court directed the government not to register a fresh FIR under this section till the law is reviewed. It was considered an important step for freedom of expression.
3. Justice Surya Kant also played an important role in the Pegasus espionage case. He set up an independent cyber expert committee to investigate and said the government cannot be shielded from investigation in the name of national security.
4. On the major changes in the voter list in Bihar, he asked the Election Commission to submit detailed data and documents. The order was significant in terms of electoral transparency and strengthening democratic processes.
5. In a major decision on women's rights, Justice Surya Kant directed that one-third of the seats in bar associations across the country, including the Supreme Court Bar Association, be reserved for women.
6. Restoration of Woman Sarpanch She headed a bench which restored a woman sarpanch, who was wrongfully removed from the post, back to the post and strongly criticised gender discrimination.
7. He set up an inquiry committee to look into the security lapses during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Punjab in 2022. The court said that in such cases, a fair and judicial inquiry is necessary.
8. The judgment on One Rank One Pension (OROP) was delivered by Justice Surya Kant, who was part of the bench that upheld the OROP scheme as constitutionally valid and said it was an issue of dignity and rights of soldiers.
9. They are also part of the Constitution Bench hearing the interpretation of the legislative powers of the Governors and the President. This decision will have a major impact on the country's politics.
Justice Surya Kant's judicial journey is not only inspiring but his judgements have been very close to the society, the Constitution and the judicial system. Now that he has become the Chief Justice of the country, it is expected that transparency in the judiciary, constitutional values and the pace of justice will be further strengthened.