CJI Chandrachud administers oath to 5 new SC judges, strength rises to 32
   Date :07-Feb-2023

5 new SC judges 
 
 
NEW DELHI, 
CHIEF Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Monday administered the oath of office to five new judges of the Supreme Court.
Justices Pankaj Mithal, Sanjay Karol, P V Sanjay Kumar, Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Manoj Misra were administered the oath during a swearing-in ceremony held in the Supreme Court premises. With the appointment of the five judges, the total number of judges in the apex court has risen to 32, two short of the full strength. Their names were recommended for elevation as apex court judges by the Supreme Court Collegium on December 13, 2022.
On February 4, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju had announced the appointment of Justices Pankaj Mithal, Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court, Justice Karol, Chief Justice of Patna High Court, Justice Kumar, Chief Justice of Manipur High Court, Justice Amanullah of Patna High Court and Justice Misra of Allahabad High Court as apex court judges.
This came amid a tiff between the Government and the judiciary over the process of appointing judges to the Supreme Court and the 25 High Courts. The apex court and the Government have openly expressed their differences over the Collegium system of appointment of judges in the higher judiciary.