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Supreme Court Regains Full Strength with Three New Justices

The law ministry’s May 29 notification enabled the three new justices to take office on May 30, one day ahead of Justice Bela M. Trivedi’s announced June 9 departure.

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Overview

  • Justices N.V. Anjaria of Karnataka, Vijay Bishnoi of Gauhati and A.S. Chandurkar of Bombay High Court were sworn in by CJI B.R. Gavai on May 30.
  • Their elevations fill vacancies left by the retirements of former CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Abhay S. Oka and Hrishikesh Roy.
  • The Supreme Court Collegium recommended the appointments on May 26 and the Union law ministry formally notified them on May 29.
  • Justice Bela M. Trivedi is scheduled to retire on June 9, creating the next vacancy in the top court.
  • The May 26 meeting also recommended transfers of four high court chief justices and 22 judges, alongside a transparency drive featuring public collegium resolutions and asset declarations.