Supreme Court gets two new judges. Justice N Kotiswar Singh from Manipur High Court and Justice R Mahadevan from Madras High Court took oath as judges of the Supreme Court on Thursday.
The oath was administered by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, in a ceremony held at the Supreme Court premises in New Delhi.
The Supreme Court Collegium had earlier recommended the elevation of these two judges. With these two appointments, the Supreme Court has its sanctioned strength of 34 judges, including Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud.
Justice R. Mahadevan was the acting Chief Justice of the Madras High Court before he was appointed as the judge of the Supreme Court.
Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh is from Manipur and was appointed as the Guwahati Gauhati High Court judge in October 2011. In February 2024, he was appointed Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.
Appointment of Supreme court Judge
President Droupadi Murmu, exercising her power under article 124(2) of the constitution, appointed them as Supreme Court judges on 16 July 2024.
Under the Indian constitution, the President has the power to appoint the Supreme Court’s judges in consultation with the Chief Justice of India, other Supreme Court judges, and other High Court judges.