Supreme Court gets three new judges, Govt notifies appointments

The Union government on 29 May notifed the appointment of three new judges to the Supreme Court, following the President’s assent to the collegium’s recommendations.

The new appointments are NV Anjaria, Chief Justice, High Court of Karnataka, Vijay Bishnoi, Chief Justice, High Court of Gauhati and AS Chandurkar, Judge, High Court of Bombay as Judges of the Supreme Court of India, Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal announced.

With their appointments, the Supreme Court will reach its sanctioned strength of 34 judges.

“In exercise of the powers conferred by the Constitution of India, the President, after consultation with Chief Justice of India, is pleased to appoint S/Shri Justices (i) N.V. Anjaria, Chief Justice, High Court of Karnataka, (ii) Vijay Bishnoi, Chief Justice, High Court of Gauhati and (iii) A.S. Chandurkar, Judge, High Court of Bombay as Judges of the Supreme Court of India,” Meghwal said in a post on X.

The judges are expected to be sworn in by Chief Justice of India Bhushan R Gavai on Friday morning.