Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:57am on 24 Nov 2025,Monday India
Justice Surya Kant took oath on Monday as the 53rd Chief Justice of India. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other leaders were present. Justice Kant has worked on many major cases, including the Article 370 ruling and the Pegasus matter. Born in a Haryana village, he rose from a small-town lawyer to the top post. He said his main goal is to reduce the nearly 90,000 pending cases in the Supreme Court. He also plans to promote mediation, improve case management, and use technology to speed up work in the courts.
