Nine new judges, together with three ladies, have been appointed to the Supreme Court on Thursday, with Justice BV Nagarathna more likely to be the primary girl Chief Justice of India in 2027. President Ram Nath Kovind signed the warrant of appointment on Thursday.
NS Center had accredited all of the 9 names Recommended for appointment to the apex court docket by the Supreme Court Collegium, which presently has 24 judges in opposition to the sanctioned power of 34.
NS three feminine judges In the record are Justice Nagarathna of the Karnataka High Court; Chief Justice of Telangana High Court Justice Hima Kohli; and Justice Bela Trivedi of the Gujarat High Court.
Other judges to be appointed to the Supreme Court are Justice CT Ravikumar of the Kerala High Court; Justice MM Sundaresh of Madras High Court; Justice Abhay Srinivas Oka (Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court); Justice Vikram Nath (Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court), Justice Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari (Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court) and senior advocate and former Additional Solicitor General PS Narasimha.
Ending a 22-month-long impasse, the Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Tuesday really useful 9 names to the federal government for appointment as judges of the apex court docket.
Born on 30 October 1962, Justice Nagarathna is the daughter of former CJI ES Venkatramaiah. He enrolled as an advocate on 28 October 1987 in Bangalore and practiced in areas associated to Constitution, Commerce, Insurance and Service.
He was appointed as an extra choose of the Karnataka High Court on February 18, 2008 and have become a everlasting choose on February 17, 2010.
Justice Nagarathna’s tenure as an SC choose might be until October 29, 2027, and because the first girl CJI after September 23, 2027, could have a tenure of greater than a month.
On August 17, when the collegium met, there have been 9 vacancies within the Supreme Court. With Justice Navin Sinha retiring on August 18, this quantity has elevated to 10.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
