Who are the five judges elevated to the Supreme Court after Centre’s nod?

Justice P V Sanjay Kumar

Justice PV Sanjay Kumar is Chief Justice of Manipur High Court, prior to which he served as a judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court. His parent High Court is Telangana. Born in 1963, Kumar secured law degree from Delhi University in 1988, following which he was attached to the office of his father P. Ramachandra Reddy — former Advocate General of Andhra Pradesh. Kumar started practising independently following his father’s retirement.

He assumed charge as Permanent Judge of High Court of Andhra Pradesh on 20th January, 2010 and was transferred as a Judge of High Court of Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh in October, 2019. He finally took oath as the Chief Justice of High Court of Manipur on February 14, 2021, according to the Manipur High Court website.

Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah

Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah, hailing from Bihar, enrolled with the Bihar State Bar Council on 27th September, 1991 and primarily practised at the Patna High Court. He was elevated as a Judge of the Patna High Court on June 20, 2011, and then transferred to Andhra Pradesh High Court on October 10, 2021. He was then re-transferred to Patna High Court on June 20 last year. He was born on May 11, 1963, and then enrolled with the Bihar State Bar Council on 27th September, 1991. He is currently the patron-in-chief of Bihar State Legal Services Authority, patron-in-chief of Bihar Judicial Academy and the chancellor of Chanakya National Law University, Patna.

Justice Manoj Misra

Justice Misra graduated from the University of Allahabad in 1988 and enrolled as an advocate on December 12, 1988. After practicing in civil, revenue, criminal and constitutional sides at the Allahabad High Court, he was elevated as Additional Judge on November 21, 2011. He took oath as a permanent judge on August 06, 2013.