CJI administers oath of Office to three new judges of SC

Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan administered oath of office to three new judges of the Supreme Court. The new judges are Justices Ashok Kumar Ganguly, Chief Justice of Madras High Court, R M Lodha, Chief Justice of Patna High Court and H L Dattu, Chief Justice of Kerala High Court. With today’s appointment the total strength of the apex court judges has gone up to 25. The Union government had returned the recommendations of CJI for reconsideration, since three senior-most judges have been ignored by the Supreme Court collegium. The CJI, however, reiterated his earlier recommendations and sent the files back to the government for necessary action. Three judges, who have been bypassed are Justices A P Shah of Delhi High Court, A K Patnayak and V K Gupta.

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