SC gets 3 new judges: Justices Indira Banerjee, Vineet Saran and K M Joseph

New Delhi, August 7: Supreme Court got three new Judges today; Justices Indira Banerjee, Vineet Saran and K M Joseph were sworn in as judges in the order of seniority notified by the Centre. Chief Justice of India Justice Deepak Misra administered the oath of office to Justices Banerjee, Saran and Joseph. As per convention, the seniority of Supreme Court judges is determined on the basis of their swearing-in as judges of High Courts.

 

Justice Indira Banerjee became Madras High Court judge on 5 February 2002 and Justice Vineet Saran was appointed to the Orissa High Court on 14 February 2002. Justice KM Joseph was appointed Uttarakhand High Court judge on 14 October 2004.

With today's swearing-in, the total number of judges in the apex court has gone up to 25 against the provided strength of 31 for SC.

Justice Banerjee enrolled as an Advocate in July 1985 and practiced extensively on the Original and Appellate Sides of Calcutta High Court. She was appointed as a Permanent Judge of the High Court in February 2002 and was transferred to Delhi High Court in the year 2016 and then she was transferred as the Chief Justice of Madras in April last year.

Justice Saran enrolled as an Advocate with the U.P. Bar Council in July 1980, and practiced in the Allahabad High Court till February, 2002, when he was elevated as a Permanent Judge of the High Court. He was transferred to Karnataka High Court in February, 2015, and was sworn in as the Chief Justice of Orissa High Court in February 2016.

Justice Joseph enrolled as an Advocate in January, 1982, and was appointed as a Permanent Judge of the Kerala High Court in October, 2004. He was then transferred to the Uttarakhand High Court and assumed charge as the Chief Justice in July, 2014.