Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant will now head the five-member Supreme Court Collegium as his predecessor Justice B.R. Gavai demitted office on Sunday (November 23, 2025).
The reconstitution of five and three-member Collegium is a consequential event after the superannuation of former CJI Gavai on November 23.
Justice Surya Kant sworn in as 53rd Chief Justice of India
Besides CJI Kant, the five-member Collegium, which selects Apex Court judges and decides on transfers of High Court judges, would now comprise CJI Surya Kant and Justices Vikram Nath, B.V. Nagarathna, J.K. Maheshwari and M.M. Sundresh.
The three-member Collegium, which selects High Court judges, will have the CJI and Justices Vikram Nath and B.V. Nagarathna as members.
