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New Delhi: The Supreme Court has got two more judges. The President has approved the recommendation of the Supreme Court Collegium. Allahabad High Court Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Gujarat High Court Chief Justice Arvind Kumar have been appointed as judges in the Supreme Court.
With this, the number of judges in the Supreme Court has gone up to 34 under its capacity. On January 31, the collegium sent a recommendation for the appointment of two judges to the Supreme Court. Justice Rajesh Bindal, Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court, and Arvind Kumar, Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court, were recommended for appointment as judges in the Supreme Court.
“As per the provisions under the Constitution of India, Hon’ble President of India has appointed the following Chief Justices of High Courts as Judges of the Supreme Court. My best to them: Rajesh Bindal, Chief Justice, Allahabad HC and Aravind Kumar, Chief Justice, Gujarat HC,” Law Minister Kiren Rijiju tweeted.
As per the provisions under the Constitution of India, Hon’ble President of India has appointed the following Chief Justices of High Courts as Judges of the Supreme Court. My best to them.
1.Rajesh Bindal, Chief Justice, Allahabad HC.
2.Aravind Kumar, Chief Justice, Gujarat HC— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) February 10, 2023
Their names were recommended by the Supreme Court collegium on January 31.
The collegium, headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, on December 13 last year had recommended five names for elevation to the top court, but they were cleared by the centre nearly two months later, amid a protracted tussle between the executive and the judiciary over the process of appointments.
Rajasthan High Court Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal, Patna High Court Chief Justice Sanjay Karol, Manipur High Court Chief Justice PV Sanjay Kumar, Patna High Court judge Ahsanuddin Amanullah, and Allahabad High Court judge Manoj Misra took oath as Supreme Court judges earlier this week.
The collegium system, where a group of senior-most judges recommend names for elevation to the higher judiciary, has become a major flashpoint between the Supreme Court and the centre. Law Minister Kiren Rijiju has repeatedly spoken against the system, while the court has pushed back with similar force, turning the issue into a heated war of words.
