The Chief Justice of India, Dr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud administered oath to Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, Justice Augustine George Masih and Justice Sandeep Mehta on 9-11-2023.
The Supreme Court of India, with a sanctioned strength of thirty-four Judges, is presently functioning with thirty-one Judges which resulted in a significant backlog of cases and an increased workload for the serving Judges.
To maintain a full working judge-strength in the Supreme Court, the Supreme Court collegium, comprising of Chief Justice of India, Dr. DY Chandrachud, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Justice BR Gavai and Justice Surya Kant, recommended the appointment of three Chief Justices of High Court as Judges of the Supreme Court of India on 06-11-2023.
The Centre Government cleared the appointment of Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, Chief Justice of the High Court of Delhi, Justice Augustine George Masih, Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court and Justice Sandeep Mehta, Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court as Judges of the Supreme Court of India.
Source: Press