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3 judges sworn in as SC justices, K M Joseph third in seniority order

Justice Banerjee was the first to take oath followed by justices Saran and Joseph

K M Joseph

A file photo of Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court K M Joseph during the inauguration of the Joint Conference of Chief Ministers and Chief Justices at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on Sunday, April 24, 2016

Press Trust of India New Delhi

Justices Indira Banerjee, Vineet Saran and K M Joseph were on Tuesday sworn in as judges of the Supreme Court in order of seniority notified by the Centre.

The swearing-in ceremony started at 10.30 AM in the CJI's courtroom and Justice Banerjee was the first to take oath followed by justices Saran and Joseph.

The oath was administered to the three judges by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra in a packed courtroom in presence of all judges, law officers and advocates.

With the appointment of the three judges, the total strength of the judges in the apex court has gone up to 25 against the sanctioned strength of 31.

 

While Justice Banerjee, was the chief justice of Madras High Court, justices Saran and Joseph were chief justices of Orissa and Uttarakhand high courts respectively.

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First Published: Aug 07 2018 | 11:40 AM IST

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