Supreme Court gets two new judges as CJI administers oath of office to Justice Mishra, senior advocate Viswanathan
The Hindu
With the swearing-in of Justice Mishra and Justice Viswanathan, the number of judges in the Supreme Court reached its sanctioned strength of 34
Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on May 19 swore in Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and senior advocate K.V. Viswanathan as Supreme Court judges. Mr. Viswanathan is in line to be Chief Justice of India in 2030.
In a ceremony that was livestreamed, CJI Chandrachud administered the oath of office to the new judges at the apex court's auditorium. With the swearing-in of Justice Mishra and Justice Viswanathan, the number of judges in the Supreme Court reached its sanctioned strength of 34.
However, the Supreme Court will be at full strength only for a brief period as Friday is also the last working day of three judges who are set to retire in June.
Justice K.M. Joseph, Justice Ajay Rastogi and Justice V. Ramasubramanian are set to demit office next month during the summer vacation, which will run from May 22 to July 2.
Justice Viswanathan will become the Chief Justice of India upon the retirement of Justice J.B. Pardiwala on August 11, 2030, and remain in the post till May 25, 2031. The warrant of appointments of Justice Mishra and Justice Viswanathan as apex court judges was issued from the office of President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday. Their appointments were announced by new Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Twitter.
(With PTI inputs)
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