Justice Surya Kant is now India's Chief Justice
Justice Surya Kant just took oath as the 53rd Chief Justice of India, stepping in after Justice B R Gavai's retirement.
He's taking charge at a busy time, with close to 90,000 cases waiting and big debates happening around privacy and tech.
Why does this matter?
Justice Kant has played a key role in major decisions—think Article 370, sedition law, Pegasus spyware, and electoral reforms.
He's respected for balancing the Constitution with real-world issues.
With the courts facing huge backlogs and new-age challenges, his leadership really matters right now.
So, who is he?
Born in Hisar, Haryana in 1962, Justice Kant started out as a lawyer in Hisar.
He moved up to argue cases in the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
Later, he led the Himachal Pradesh High Court before joining the Supreme Court in 2019.
Who did he replace?
He takes over from Justice Gavai, whose term saw several important verdicts that shaped India's legal landscape.
Now it's up to Justice Kant to steer the judiciary through its next big chapter.