Supreme Court attains full strength of 34 as two more judges take oath

NEW DELHI,FEB 2: The Supreme Court attained its full strength of 34 judges on Monday after Justices Rajesh Bindal and Aravind Kumar took the oath.

Before being elevated as judges of the top court, Justice Bindal was the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court while Justice Kumar was the Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court.

The apex court attained full strength after a gap of nine months.

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Earlier on February 6, five judges were appointed to the Supreme Court. Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud administered the oath of office to five new judges.

Justices Pankaj Mithal, Sanjay Karol, P V Sanjay Kumar, Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Manoj Misra were administered the oath during a swearing-in ceremony held on the Supreme Court premises.

Supreme Court attains full strength of 34 as two more judges take oath

Their names were recommended for elevation as apex court judges by the Supreme Court Collegium on December 13, 2022.

-PTI