5 judges take Oath as Supreme Court Judges...

Decision approved!

After a delay of 2 months, the central government cleared the decision of the panel of judges known as the collegium for the appointment of five judges due to an intense back and forth between the government and the judiciary on Sunday.

 The 5 judges will take oath on 6 February 2023 at 10:30 Am in the additional building complex of the Supreme Court that will be administered by the chief justice of India DY Chandrachud

According to the officials, the president of India Draupadi Murmu signed the approval letter for the elevation of the judges. The sanctioned strength of the judges in the apex court is 34. Currently, the Supreme Court is functioning with 27 judges including the chief justice of India.

The name of the judge recommended by the collegium in December that includes Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court justice Pankaj Mithal, Justice Sanjay Karol, Chief Justice of Patna High Court, Chief Justice of Manipur High Court, Justice PV Sanjay Kumar, Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah, a judge at Patna High Court and Justice Manoj Misra, a judge at Allahabad High Court.