CJI-designate Justice Surya Kant’s net worth showcases an impressive portfolio of assets, crores in fixed deposits (FDs), provident funds (PFs), gold, and prime real estate across India. Discover the financial profile of India’s next Chief Justice.
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NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan R. Gavai has officially recommended Justice Surya Kant as his successor, paving the way for him to become the 53rd Chief Justice of India. The recommendation follows a formal request from the Law Ministry ahead of Justice Gavai’s scheduled retirement on November 23, 2025.
Once the Centre issues the official notification, Justice Surya Kant will take oath as the Chief Justice of India on November 24, 2025, and will serve in this top judicial position until February 9, 2027, a tenure of nearly 14 months.
Justice Surya Kant Net Worth and Assets
According to the Supreme Court of India’s official disclosures, Justice Surya Kant and his family hold assets valued in multiple crores of rupees. Below is a detailed overview of his declared wealth and properties:
Fixed Deposits and Savings
- Fixed Deposits (Self): ₹4,11,22,395
- Fixed Deposits (HUF): ₹1,92,24,317
- Fixed Deposits (Wife): ₹1,96,98,377
- Provident Fund Deposits: ₹4,23,93,759 (Combined total)
- PPF (Wife): ₹49,90,733
- Gold Ornaments: Approx. 1.1 kg
- Silver Valuables: Approx. 6 kg
Real Estate Holdings
Justice Surya Kant owns and co-owns several residential and agricultural properties across Chandigarh, Gurugram, Hisar, Panchkula, and New Delhi, including:
- One-kanal house in Sector 10, Chandigarh
- 13.5 acres of agricultural land in Village Golpura, District Panchkula
- 300 sq. yards plot in Sushant Lok-I, Gurugram
- 500 sq. yards plot in Eco City-II, New Chandigarh
- Ground floor & basement in a 285 sq. yards house in Greater Kailash-I, New Delhi
- 192 sq. yards house in Sector 18-C, Chandigarh
- 250 sq. yards house in DLF Phase-II, Gurugram
- 1/3rd share in 12 acres of ancestral agricultural land and a house in Village Petwar, Hisar
- 1/3rd share in a 250 sq. yard house, Urban Estate-II, Hisar (Inherited)
Vehicles
- Justice Surya Kant does not personally own a vehicle.
- His wife owns a Maruti WagonR.
Assets in the Name of Daughters
Elder Daughter
- FDRs worth ₹34,22,347
- PPF: ₹47,57,322
- Gold ornaments: approximately 100 g
Younger Daughter
- FDRs worth ₹25,20,665
- PPF: ₹47,57,322
- Gold ornaments: approximately 100 g
About Justice Surya Kant
Early Life and Education
Born on February 10, 1962, in a middle-class family in Haryana, Justice Surya Kant completed his graduation from Government Post Graduate College, Hisar, in 1981 and earned his LLB degree from Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak, in 1984.
Legal Career
He began his legal career at the District Court in Hisar in 1984, later moving to Chandigarh to practice at the Punjab and Haryana High Court. He specialized in constitutional, service, and civil law, representing universities, corporations, and even the High Court itself.
In July 2000, he was appointed as the Advocate General of Haryana, becoming one of the youngest persons to hold that position. He was designated as a Senior Advocate in March 2001 and was elevated as a Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court on January 9, 2004.
Judicial Career and Appointments
- Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court: Appointed on October 5, 2018
- Judge of the Supreme Court of India: Elevated on May 24, 2019
- Chairman, Supreme Court Legal Services Committee: Since November 12, 2024
- Due to retire: February 9, 2027
He has also served as a member of the Governing Body of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) and is associated with the Indian Law Institute, a deemed university under the Supreme Court.
Justice Surya Kant has often reflected on the judiciary’s evolving role in democracy:
“Courts deepen democracy when they act to empower the powerless, grounded in constitutional text and moral clarity.”
In speeches at Seattle University and the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, he defended the collegium system as essential to preserving judicial autonomy and highlighted the need for inclusive use of technology in the justice system
“The heart of justice must remain human,”
he said.
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