Friday 13 May 2016

4 new Supreme Court judges sworn-in

New Delhi, May 13: Justice A.M. Khanwilkar, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, Justice Ashok Bhushan and the previous extra solicitor common L. Nageswara Rao have been sworn-in as judges of the Supreme Court on Friday.


Supreme CourtWith this the apex court’s power has elevated to 29, with two slots nonetheless vacant.


Justice Khanwilkar was the Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Courtroom at Jabalpur, Justice Chandrachud was the Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court and Justice Bhushan was Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court.


Justice Chandrachud is the son of the previous Chief Justice of India Y.V.Chandrachud who served from February 22, 1978 to July 11, 1985.


L. Nageshwara Rao, who hails from Andhra Pradesh served as extra solicitor normal from August 2003 until he resigned in 2004 after which from August 2013 to May 2014 and from June 7 to December 15, 2014. He had appeared for Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa in a case of disproportionate property within the apex court.


With the swearing in of Justice Khanwilkar and Justice Chandrachud – each from Maharashtra – the variety of judges from the state has gone as much as 5.


The swearing in of the brand new justices occurred after a spot of over a yr.


Justice Amitava Roy was the final decide to be sworn in on February 27, 2015 earlier than the whole appointment course of was placed on maintain on account of problem to Nationwide Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act and the constitutional modification paving method for NJAC that was enacted to exchange the collegium system of appointing judges.


The highest court docket’s structure bench had struck down each the constitutional modification and the NJAC on October 16, 2015.


Photo Courtesy: Indiatoday



4 new Supreme Court judges sworn-in

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