New Delhi, Oct. 28 -- Justice Surya Kant, who was recommended on Monday as the next Chief Justice of India by CJI Bhushan R Gavai, is poised to make history as the first jurist from Haryana to assume the nation's highest judicial office. His appointment, ahead of Justice Gavai's retirement on November 23, will mark not just a transition in leadership at the Supreme Court, but also the quiet culmination of a remarkable judicial journey rooted in humility, conviction and poetry. On the day he handed over a copy of the letter recommending Justice Kant's name to the Union government, Chief Justice Gavai told HT that his successor was "suited and competent in all aspects to take the helm," adding that Justice Kant "will prove to be an asset to the institution as its head." Reflecting on their shared journeys, Justice Gavai said: "Like me, Justice Kant also belongs to the class in society that has seen struggles at every stage in life, which makes me confident that he would be best suited to understand the pain and sufferings of those who need the judiciary to protect their rights."P4...