New Delhi: The Supreme Court got two new judges today. Prashant Mishra and KV Vishwanathan were sworn in as Supreme Court judges by CJI DY Chandrachud.
Explain that Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Senior Advocate KV Vishwanathan took oath today after the Central Government approved the appointment of advocates on Thursday.
Senior advocate KV Viswanathan takes oath as a Supreme Court judge. pic.twitter.com/K3KtWmKQDv
— ANI (@ANI) May 19, 2023
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Union Law Minister Arjun Meghwal confirmed the appointments of Mishra and Vishwanathan on Twitter. Their names were recommended to the Centre by the Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud.
In exercise of the powers conferred by the Constitution of India, Hon’ble President of India, after consultation with Hon’ble Chief Justice of India, is pleased to appoint the following as Judges of the Supreme Court of India :- pic.twitter.com/DpwLrc4Gwj
— Arjun Ram Meghwal (@arjunrammeghwal) May 18, 2023
Justice Mishra is currently the Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court. The five-member collegium said the Supreme Court has a sanctioned strength of 34 judges and is currently functioning with 32. Two Supreme Court judges, Dinesh Maheshwari and MR Shah, have recently retired.
The collegium, while recommending the names of Vishwanathan and Mishra, said on Tuesday (May 16) that by the second week of July, four more vacancies are going to happen and the working strength of the judges will further decrease.
