Chief Justice of India Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai has recommended Justice Surya Kant, the second senior-most judge of the Supreme Court, as his successor.

Chief Justice Gavai, in his recommendation, described Justice Kant as “suited and competent in all aspects to take the helm,” adding that both shared a similar social background marked by perseverance and struggle.

Justice Surya Kant, the second senior-most Supreme Court judge after the incumbent CJI Gavai, is set to become the 53rd CJI on November 24 after CJI Gavai's retirement on November 23.

Currently serving in the Supreme Court since May 24, 2019, Justice Kant will have a tenure of a little over one year and two months, retiring on February 9, 2027, when he turns 65 , the mandatory retirement age for Supreme Court judges.

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