Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Saturday visited his native place in Haryana and inaugurated two court complexes — one in Hisar district and the other in Hansi.
Justice Surya Kant, along with Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, reached his native Petwar village in the newly formed Hansi district in the afternoon.
He was given a warm welcome by local residents, with villagers dancing to the beats of the dhol to mark the occasion. Justice Surya Kant, who took oath as the 53rd Chief Justice of India last November, completed his early education in the village.
He later studied at the Government Post Graduate College in Hisar in 1981 and went on to earn his Bachelor’s degree in Law from Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak, in 1984.
After completing his law degree, he began practising at the District Court in Hisar in 1984. In 1985, he moved to Chandigarh to practise at the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
He served as the Advocate General of Haryana until his elevation as a permanent judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court on January 9, 2004.
Justice Surya Kant was elevated as a judge of the Supreme Court on May 24, 2019, and was sworn in as the Chief Justice of India on November 24, 2025.
Earlier in the day, he inaugurated the newly constructed court complex at Barwala in Hisar district and also laid the foundation stone for another upcoming court complex.
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The programme was attended by Punjab and Haryana High Court Justice Sheel Nagu, several High Court judges, and Haryana Ministers Ranbir Singh Gangwa and Arvind Sharma, among others.
Addressing the gathering, Justice Surya Kant said the main aim of setting up new courts is to make justice simple, accessible and affordable for the common people.
He congratulated the Haryana government and said judicial work in Barwala (Hisar) and Narnaund (Hansi), where another court complex was inaugurated, will begin from Monday.
Referring to the concept of “Justice at Your Doorstep,” he said courts are being built closer to people, which has especially helped the poor access justice. He added that along with infrastructure development, ensuring quality justice for citizens is equally important.
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