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SC gets five news judges

By LawStreet News Network      06 February, 2023 07:03 PM      0 Comments
SC gets five news judges

NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Monday administered the oath of office to Justices Pankaj Mithal, Sanjay Karol, P V Sanjay Kumar, Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Manoj Misra as judges of the Supreme Court.

The swearing in ceremony was attended by Supreme Court judges, lawyers and family members of new judges.

With this, the number of the Supreme Court judges has risen to 32 as against sanction strength of 34 judges.

The Law and Justice Ministry on Saturday had issued notifications on appointment of five judges.

On December 13, 2022, the six-member Collegium had recommended Justice Mithal, Chief Justice, Rajasthan High Court (parent high court: Allahabad); Justice Karol, Chief Justice, Patna High Court (PHC: Himachal Pradesh); Justice Kumar, Chief Justice, Manipur High Court (PHC: Telangana); Justice Amanullah, judge, Patna High Court; and, Justice Misra, judge, Allahabad High Court.

On January 31, the Collegium also recommended for elevation of Justice Rajesh Bindal, Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court and Justice Aravind Kumar, Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court as judges of the top court.



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