Centre notifies appointment of 3 SC judges
The Centre on Thursday notified the appointment of Karnataka High Court Chief Justice NV Anjaria, Gauhati High Court Chief Justice Vijay Bishnoi and Justice Atul S Chandurkar of the Bombay High Court as judges of the Supreme Court.
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal took to X to announce it.
“In exercise of the powers conferred by the Constitution, the President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India (CJI), is pleased to appoint Justice NV Anjaria, Chief Justice, High Court of Karnataka, Justice Vijay Bishnoi, Chief Justice, High Court of Gauhati and Justice AS Chandurkar, Judge, High Court of Bombay, as judges of the Supreme Court,” Meghwal wrote.
The swearing-in of the new judges will be conducted at 10.30 am tomorrow. The Supreme Court Collegium, led by CJI BR Gavai had on May 26 recommended the names of Justice Anjaria, Justice Bishnoi and Justice Chandurkar for elevation to the top court.
Once the three judges take the oath of office, the working strength of the Supreme Court will reach 34. At present, the top court is functioning with only 31 judges against its sanctioned strength of 34, including the CJI.
The three vacancies in the top court were created by the retirement of CJI Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice Abhay S Oka.
Justice Bela M Trivedi is due to retire on June 9, 2025.
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