Surya Kant (judge)

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Surya Kant
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Judge of Supreme Court of India
Assumed office
24 May 2019
Nominated byRanjan Gogoi
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court
In office
5 October 2018 – 23 May 2019
Nominated byRanjan Gogoi
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court
In office
9 January 2004 – 4 October 2018
Nominated byV. N. Khare
Appointed byA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Personal details
Born (1962-02-10) 10 February 1962 (age 59)
Hisar, Haryana
Websitehttps://www.sci.gov.in

Justice Surya Kant (born 10 February 1962) is a Judge of the Supreme Court of India and the former Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court. He is also former Judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court.

Early life[]

Justice Surya Kant was born in 1962 at Hisar district village Petwar of Haryana into a poor farmers' family.[1] He graduated from the Government Post Graduate College, Hisar in 1981 and earned his LL.B from Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak in 1984. He stood First Class First in his LL.M from Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra in 2011.[2][3]

Career[]

Justice Surya Kant started his law practice at the Hisar district court of Haryana in 1984 and later shifted to the Punjab and Haryana High Court in Chandigarh in 1985. He represented multiple Universities, Boards, Corporations, Banks and various other Government bodies in the High Court. He was appointed as the youngest Advocate General of Haryana on 7 July 2000 and was designated as Senior Advocate in March 2001. Justice Surya Kant held the office of Advocate General till his elevation as a permanent Judge to the Punjab and Haryana High Court on 9 January 2004. He was also nominated as a member of the National Legal Services Authority on 23 February 2007 for two consecutive terms. Justice Surya Kant organised and attended several prestigious conferences. On 5 October 2018, he took oath as the Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court.[4][5] On 9 May 2019, the Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi recommended his elevation to the Supreme Court of India. On 24 May 2019, Justice Surya Kant took oath as a judge of the Supreme Court of India.[6][7][8][9]

References[]

  1. ^ Jain, Ritika (9 May 2019). "SC collegium's two new judge picks set to give India its second Dalit chief justice". ThePrint. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Hon'ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant, Chief Justice". hphighcourt.nic.in. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Justice Surya Kant appointed Chief Justice of HP High Court". thestatesman.com. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Justice Surya Kant appointed as the chief justice of Himachal HC". 4 October 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Justice Surya Kant appointed Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court". The Indian Express. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Hon'ble Judges". Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Hon'ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant's Profile". Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Modi govt clears name of judge as Himachal chief justice after stalling for 9 months". Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  9. ^ "SC Collegium reiterates names of Justices Bose, Bopanna for elevation to apex court". Retrieved 10 May 2019.
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