This is an archive article published on May 30, 2025
3 judges to take oath today; Supreme Court to regain full strength of 34
The names of the three judges — Karnataka High Court Chief Justice N V Anjaria, Gauhati High Court Chief Justice Vijay Bishnoi and Bombay High Court judge Justice A S Chandurkar — were recommended by the SC Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India B R Gavai for elevation to the apex court on May 26.
With the swearing-in of the three judges, the top court will regain its full working strength of 34 judges for a brief period until Justice Bela Trivedi retires on June 9.
Three High Court judges whose appointment as Supreme Court judges was notified by the Centre on Thursday will take oath on Friday.
The names of the three judges — Karnataka High Court Chief Justice N V Anjaria, Gauhati High Court Chief Justice Vijay Bishnoi and Bombay High Court judge Justice A S Chandurkar — were recommended by the SC Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India B R Gavai for elevation to the apex court on May 26.
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They will fill the vacancies that arose following the retirement of former CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Hrishikesh Roy and AS Oka. With the swearing-in of the three judges, the top court will regain its full working strength of 34 judges for a brief period until Justice Bela Trivedi retires on June 9.
Justice Anjaria took oath as the Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court on February 25, 2024.
Earlier, he was appointed as Additional Judge, Gujarat High Court, on November 21, 2011 and confirmed as permanent judge on September 6, 2013.
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Born on March 23, 1965 in Ahmedabad, Justice Anjaria obtained Master’s degree in law in 1989 from University School of Law, Ahmedabad. He started practising law in the Gujarat High Court from August 1988 and conducted matters involving constitutional issues and all categories of civil cases, labour and service.
Justice Bishnoi was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court on February 5, 2024. He became an Additional Judge of the Rajasthan High Court on January 8, 2013 and took oath as a permanent judge of the High Court on January 7, 2015.
Born on April 7, 1965, Justice Chandurkar completed his schooling at St Vincent’s High School in Pune. After graduating from Ness Wadia College, Pune, he obtained law degree from ILS Law College, Pune. He joined the Bar on July 21, 1988, and shifted to Nagpur in 1992. He was elevated as an Additional Judge of the Bombay HC on June 21, 2013.
With the swearing-in of the three judges, the top court will regain its full working strength of 34 judges for a brief period until Justice Bela Trivedi retires on June 9.
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