On Tuesday, Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana administered the oath of office to nine new Supreme Court judges, three of whom are women.
The CJI started the swearing-in by administering oath of office to Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka.
With the swearing-in of the nine new judges, the strength of the Supreme Court would rise to 33, including the CJI, out of the sanctioned strength of 34.
The nine new judges who would be administered oath of office as apex court judges include Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari, Justice Hima Kohli and Justice B V Nagarathna.
Besides them, Justice C T Ravikumar, Justice M M Sundresh, Justice Bela M Trivedi and senior advocate and former Additional Solicitor General P S Narasimha would also be administered oath of office by the CJI.
