The Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Monday will administer the oath to Justices Rajesh Bindal & Aravind Kumar as Supreme Court judges.
Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday took to Twitter and announced fresh appointments to the top court.
Before being elevated to the Supreme Court Justice Bindal was the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court & Justice Kumar served as the Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court.
After the oath ceremony, the Apex court will achieve its strength to 34 judges, including the Chief Justice of India, after a gap of 9 months.
The Supreme Court Collegium recommended their names to the Centre for elevation on January 31.
Justice Bindal, born on April 16, 1961, was to demit office in April this year on attaining the age of 62 years, however, because of his elevation to the Supreme Court, he now has 3 more years in service.
High court judges retire at 62 years, while Supreme Court judges retire at 65.
Justice Kumar was born on July 14, 1962, and would turn 61 in July 2023.
Earlier this week, 5 judges took oath as the Supreme Court judges after their elevation.
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