The Supreme Court Collegium on Tuesday passed a resolution recommending the appointment of Senior Advocate KV Viswanathan as a judge of the Supreme Court. .The collegium headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud and comprising Justices SK Kaul, KM Joseph, Ajay Rastogi, and Sanjiv Khanna considered that there was only one member from the bar directly appointed to the Supreme Court bench while making the recommendation. "In their considered opinion, Mr KV Viswanathan, Senior Advocate is eminently suitable for being appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court," reads the resolution..The top court has a sanctioned strength of thirty-four judges and is presently functioning with thirty-two.Further, four more vacancies are going to arise by the second week of July and the working strength of judges will come to twenty-eight. .The collegium opined that this appointment of Viswanathan will enhance the bar's representation in the composition of the Supreme Court as he is a distinguished member of the bar."His wide experience and profound knowledge will provide a significant value addition to the Supreme Court," the resolution stated..Viswanathan was born on May 16, 1966 and on his appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court, he will serve in that capacity until May 25, 2031. On the retirement of Justice JB Pardiwala on August 11, 2030, he will be in line to assume Chief Justice of India's office till his retirement on May 25, 2031..On his appointment being cleared by the Central government, Senior Counsel Viswanathan will be the tenth name in the list of lawyers to be appointed to the Supreme Court directly from the Bar. The other judges who were appointed directly from the Bar are Justices SM Sikri, SC Roy, Kuldip Singh, Santosh Hegde, Rohinton Nariman, UU Lalit, L Nageswara Rao, Indu Malhotra, and PS Narasimha..He will also be the fourth such person to become the Chief Justice of India (CJI), following Justices SM Sikri, UU Lalit, and PS Narasimha.Read our interview with KV Viswanathan here..[Read Collegium Resolution]
The Supreme Court Collegium on Tuesday passed a resolution recommending the appointment of Senior Advocate KV Viswanathan as a judge of the Supreme Court. .The collegium headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud and comprising Justices SK Kaul, KM Joseph, Ajay Rastogi, and Sanjiv Khanna considered that there was only one member from the bar directly appointed to the Supreme Court bench while making the recommendation. "In their considered opinion, Mr KV Viswanathan, Senior Advocate is eminently suitable for being appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court," reads the resolution..The top court has a sanctioned strength of thirty-four judges and is presently functioning with thirty-two.Further, four more vacancies are going to arise by the second week of July and the working strength of judges will come to twenty-eight. .The collegium opined that this appointment of Viswanathan will enhance the bar's representation in the composition of the Supreme Court as he is a distinguished member of the bar."His wide experience and profound knowledge will provide a significant value addition to the Supreme Court," the resolution stated..Viswanathan was born on May 16, 1966 and on his appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court, he will serve in that capacity until May 25, 2031. On the retirement of Justice JB Pardiwala on August 11, 2030, he will be in line to assume Chief Justice of India's office till his retirement on May 25, 2031..On his appointment being cleared by the Central government, Senior Counsel Viswanathan will be the tenth name in the list of lawyers to be appointed to the Supreme Court directly from the Bar. The other judges who were appointed directly from the Bar are Justices SM Sikri, SC Roy, Kuldip Singh, Santosh Hegde, Rohinton Nariman, UU Lalit, L Nageswara Rao, Indu Malhotra, and PS Narasimha..He will also be the fourth such person to become the Chief Justice of India (CJI), following Justices SM Sikri, UU Lalit, and PS Narasimha.Read our interview with KV Viswanathan here..[Read Collegium Resolution]
