Supreme Court may get 3 judges today, to be one short of full strength
The Union law ministry has announced the appointment of three judges to the Supreme Court. Justice Sunita Agarwal, Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya, and Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh have been elevated. These judges were previously chief justices of their respective high courts and will be sworn in soon. With these appointments, the Supreme Court remains one judge short of its sanctioned strength.
The Supreme Court is set to receive three new judges on Monday, bringing the total strength of the apex court to 37, one short of full capacity. The new judges are Justice Sunita Agarwal, currently Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court; Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya, Chief Justice of Delhi High Court; and Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh, Chief Justice of Telangana High Court.
These appointments were recommended by the Supreme Court collegium on September 28. The latest appointments mean that the Allahabad High Court will have four representations on the Supreme Court bench, with Justices Vikram Nath and Manoj Mishra also currently serving.
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