Supreme Court gets 5 New Judges; CJI Administers Oath of Office

New Delhi: Five new Supreme Court judges took oath on Monday. Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud administered the oath of office to them. With the appointment of these new judges, the working strength of judges in the apex court rose to 32. The sanctioned strength of judges in the Supre Court is 34.

The five new Supreme Court judges are Justice Pankaj Mithal, Justice Sanjay Karol, Justice PV Sanjay Kumar, Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah, and Justice Manoj Misra. These High Court judges were recommended for elevation by the Supreme Court Collegium on December 13. Their appointments were notified by the Central government on January 4, Saturday.

On Friday, the Supreme Court had pulled up the Central government for delaying the appointments of these five judges.

Justice Pankaj Mithal was serving as the Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court. Previously, he was Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court. His parent High Court is the Allahabad High Court.

Justice Sanjay Karol was the Chief Justice of Patna High Court. He is the former Chief Justice of Tripura High Court. His parent High Court is the Himachal Pradesh High Court.

Justice PV Sanjay Kumar was serving as Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court when recommended elevation to the top court. Prior to that, he served as a judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. His parent High Court is Telangana.

Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah was serving as a judge of the Patna High Court. He served at the Andhra Pradesh High Court before being transferred back to Patna, his parent High Court.

Justice Manoj Misra was a judge at the Allahabad High Court. He was elevated as an additional Judge on November 21, 2011, and was made a permanent judge on August 6, 2013.