New Delhi: With Karnataka Chief Justice P
D Dinakaran's appointment put on hold, four High Court Chief
Justices were on Tuesday sworn in as judges of the Supreme Court
taking its total strength to 26.
Justice A K Patnaik (Madhya Pradesh High Court),
Justice T S Thakur (Punjab & Haryana High Court), Justice K S
Radhakrishnan (Gujarat High Court) and Justice Surinder Singh
Nijjar (Calcutta High Court) were administered oaths of office
and secrecy by Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan at a
simple ceremony attended by judges and advocates of the apex
court.
Names of all the four judges were cleared by the
apex court collegium headed by the Chief Justice. Justice
Dinakaran's name was dropped from the list in the wake of
allegations of land grabbing against him, a charge refuted by
the judge.
The Supreme Court now has 26 judges against the
sanctioned strength of 31 judges.
Bureau Report
First Published: Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 11:56