Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Friday administered the oath of office to Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and K.V. Viswanathan, bringing back the court to its full sanctioned strength of 34 judges.
Justices Mishra and Viswanathan would replace Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and M.R. Shah, both of whom had retired earlier in May.
May 19 would also see the court bid farewell to Justices K.M. Joseph, Ajay Rastogi and V. Ramasubramanian, who are all retiring in June during the summer vacation. Friday is the last working day of the Supreme Court before it goes into recess until reopening on July 2. All three judges would share Ceremonial Benches with the Chief Justice of India in the First Court as per convention.
