Archive · 15 Aug 2026
Chief Justice Surya Kant to visit Jodhpur for day-long events
Justice Surya Kant is the Chief Justice of India.
He is going to visit the city of Jodhpur in Rajasthan.
He will arrive on Saturday night and stay until Sunday evening.
On Sunday morning, he will attend the 25th Foundation Day celebration of Jodhpur National Law University, where students learn to become lawyers.
He will also talk with university leaders about how new technology, ethics and innovation can make legal education and the justice system better.
During the visit, he will start the construction of a new guest house for judges near the Rajasthan High Court.
He will also open a brand-new seven-storey building at the district court complex that has space for about 60 courts.
Two lawyers' associations will hold a special joint welcome ceremony for him.
After his work is done, he will fly back to Delhi on Sunday evening.
CJI Justice Surya Kant will arrive at Jodhpur Airport around 9 PM on Saturday for a day-long visit on Sunday.
He will attend the 25th Foundation Day ceremony of Jodhpur National Law University at 11:30 AM on Sunday.
He will take part in a programme on 'Legal Technology and Ethics Roadmap' and be chief guest at the Vice Chancellors' Conclave 2.0.
He will lay the foundation stone for a new Rajasthan High Court guest house and inaugurate the seven-storey G-7 building at the District Court complex, which will house about 60 courtrooms.
A joint felicitation ceremony will be hosted by the Rajasthan High Court Advocates Association and the Rajasthan High Court Lawyers Association before the CJI departs for Delhi around 5:30 PM.
- Who
- Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant, along with Supreme Court judges Justices Sandeep Mehta and Vijay Bishnoi and Rajasthan High Court judges including Acting Chief Justice S.P. Sharma and Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati
- What
- A day-long official visit covering JNLU's 25th Foundation Day, a legal technology programme, foundation stone-laying for a High Court guest house, inauguration of the seven-storey G-7 District Court building and a joint Bar felicitation ceremony
- When
- Arriving in Jodhpur at around 9 PM on Saturday, with programmes on Sunday and departure for Delhi at about 5:30 PM
- Where
- Jodhpur, Rajasthan, including Jodhpur Airport, Jodhpur National Law University, the Rajasthan High Court and the Jodhpur District Court complex
- Why
- To mark JNLU's Foundation Day, discuss the role of technology, ethics and innovation in legal education, inaugurate new judicial infrastructure and strengthen ties between the Bar and the Bench
- Chief Guest
- CJI Justice Surya Kant
- Arrival
- Jodhpur Airport, Saturday at around 9 PM
- JNLU Event
- 25th Foundation Day ceremony on Sunday at 11:30 AM
- Programme
- Legal Technology and Ethics Roadmap, 12:15 PM, with Vice Chancellors' Conclave 2.0
- New Court Building
- Seven-storey G-7 building with room for about 60 courts
- Guest House
- Foundation stone for new Rajasthan High Court guest house in Jodhpur
- Bar Associations
- Rajasthan High Court Advocates Association and Rajasthan High Court Lawyers Association
- Departure
- For Delhi at around 5:30 PM on Sunday