New Delhi: Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday announced that President Draupadi Murmu has appointed Chief Justices of Gujarat and Allahabad High Courts as Judges of the Supreme Court. With this, top court now has full strength of 34 judges.
Rajesh Bindal, Chief Justice of Allahabad HC and Aravind Kumar, Chief Justice of Gujarat HC have been appointed to the SC.
As per the provisions under the Constitution of India, Hon’ble President of India has appointed the following Chief Justices of High Courts as Judges of the Supreme Court. My best to them.
1.Rajesh Bindal, Chief Justice, Allahabad HC.
2.Aravind Kumar, Chief Justice, Gujarat HC— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) February 10, 2023
Earlier this week, five new judges took oath as Supreme Court judges in New Delhi. CJI Chandrachud administered the oath of office to new Judges during a function at the newly-built auditorium of the additional building complex of the Supreme Court.
Justice Pankaj Mithal, Justice Sanjay Karol, Justice P V Sanjay Kumar, Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice Manoj Misra are the new five Supreme Court judges who took oath on Monday.
Pankaj Mithal, P V Sanjay Kumar, Manoj Misra were the chief justices of the high courts of Rajasthan, Manipur, and Allahabad respectively, while Sanjay Karol and Ahsanuddin Amanullah were both chief justice of Patna HC.
All five judges were recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium on December 13, 2022, and two more names, Allahabad High Court Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Gujarat High Court Chief Justice Aravind Kumar, were recommended for elevation as top court judges on January 31, 2023.
Out of the 27 current apex court judges, eight are set to demit office this year.