Gopal Sankaranarayanan

CJI Surya Kant recuses; case to go to bench with no future CJI

Chief Justice Surya Kant, sitting with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul Pancholi, recused from the Act challenge because it concerns the CJI's own role and directed listing on 7 April 2026 before a bench without judges in line to become Chief Justice.

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