Suresh Kumar Kait

Suresh Kumar Kait (born 24 May 1963) is a retired Indian judge. He is a former Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court^[1] and former judge of the Delhi^[2] and Andhra Pradesh high courts.

Hon'ble Chief Justice (Retd.) Suresh Kumar Kait
28th Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court
In office 25 September 2024 – 23 May 2025
Nominated by	Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
Appointed by	Droupadi Murmu
Preceded by	Ravi Malimath Sheel Nagu (acting) Sanjeev Sachdeva (acting)
Succeeded by	Sanjeev Sachdeva
Judge of Delhi High Court
In office 12 October 2018 – 24 September 2024
Nominated by	Dipak Misra
Appointed by	Ram Nath Kovind
In office 5 September 2008 – 11 April 2016
Nominated by	K. G. Balakrishnan
Appointed by	Pratibha Patil
Judge of Andhra Pradesh High Court
In office 12 April 2016 – 11 October 2018
Nominated by	T. S. Thakur
Appointed by	Pranab Mukherjee
Personal details
Born	(1963-05-24) 24 May 1963 (age 62) Kaithal, Haryana
Alma mater	Kurukshetra University, Delhi University

Controversies

False temple demolition allegations

In December 2024, Justice Kait was accused of alleged removal of a Hanuman temple from his official residence by a Madhya Pradesh High Court Bar Association member Sanjay Tripathi. Bar president Dhanya Kumar Jain forwarded the complaint to the CJI, the PM, the President and other high ranking officials. Justice Kait, the MP high court administration and the State Government's Public Works Department (PWD) clarified that no such temple had ever existed at the Chief Justice's residence. Following this, Bar Association President Dhanya Jain wrote an apology letter to Justice Kait withdrawing his complaint, mentioning that he had created confusion, for which he was "extremely sad", expressing regret for his actions and reaffirming his respect for the Chief Justice.^[3][4]