President Droupadi Murmu had on Saturday signed the warrants to appoint five new judges to the Supreme Court.
The new judges were inducted after a swearing-in ceremony today in the Supreme Court.
Rajasthan High Court (HC) Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal, Patna HC Chief Justice
The Supreme Court Collegium on December 13 last year had recommended these names for the elevation.
On February 3, an apex court bench led by Justice
Justice Kaul had told Centre, "If you keep them pending... you will make us take some very, very difficult decisions."
With the swearing-in of five new judges, the strength of the top court went up to 32 from 27 and only two vacancies remain.
The Supreme Court has a sanctioned strength of 34 judges.
The Supreme Court Collegium on January 31 recommended two more names for elevation to the apex court. These two names are Allahabad High Court's Justice
After August 26, 2021, when nine Supreme Court judges were appointed together, this is the second time when so many judges have been appointed in one single batch.
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