With the swearing in of these five judges today, Supreme Court will function at a strength of 32 judges, just 2 short of its sanctioned strength of 34 judges.
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on February 6 administered the oath of office to five judges of the Supreme Court.
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Justices Pankaj Mithal, Sanjay Karol, PV Sanjay Kumar, Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Manoj Misra were administered the oath during a swearing-in ceremony held in the Supreme Court premises.
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The Supreme Court will now function at a strength of 32 judges, just two short of its sanctioned strength of 34 judges.
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It is to be noted that the collegium had on January 31 recommended two names for elevation to the Supreme Court, which is pending with the Union government for consideration.
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The appointment of the five judges is more than the appointments for the whole of 2022 with just three. A total of nine judges were appointed in August 2021.
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The apex court functioned briefly with full strength in May 2022 till Justice Vineet Saran’s retirement on May 10, 2022.
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With the new appointments, Supreme Court will today function with 16 Benches.
Source: MoneyControl
