INDIA:

Accepting the recommendations made by the Supreme Court collegium, the Centre today notified the appointment of 5 Judges to the Supreme Court.

The 5 judges whose appointments have been notified are:

1. Justice Pankaj Mithal, Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court,

2. Justice Sanjay Karol, Chief Justice of Patna High Court,

3. Justice P. V. Sanjay Kumar, Chief Justice of Manipur High Court,

4. Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah, Judge, Patna High Court and

5. Justice Manoj Misra, Judge, Allahabad High Court).

Currently, the Supreme Court of India has a sanctioned strength of thirty-four Judges and is presently functioning with twenty-seven Judges.

With these appointments, the working strength of the Supreme Court will rise to 32.

The appointments were cleared a day after the Attorney General for India R Venkataramani informed the Supreme Court that the Central Government will very soon clear the recommendations forwarded by the Supreme Court collegium in December 2022 to elevate five High Court judges to the Supreme Court.

source: http://www.livelaw.in / LiveLaw.in / Home> Top Stories> Breaking News / by Sparsh Upadhyay / February 03rd, 2023