Justice N Kotiswar Singh from Manipur High Court and Justice R Mahadevan from Madras High Court took oath as judges of the Supreme Court on Thursday..The oath was administered by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud.With the swearing in of the two judges, the apex court attained its full sanctioned strength of 34 judges.The Supreme Court Collegium had on July 11 recommended the appointments of the two judges and it was cleared by the Union government on July 16. .Justice Singh had been serving as Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court since February 2023.He originally hails from Manipur and is the first Supreme Court judge from that State. Justice Singh was born on March 1, 1963 at Imphal IN Manipur, to late Justice N Ibotombi Singh of the Gauhati High Court, who had served as the first Advocate General of Manipur and N Gomati Devi.He briefly practiced before the Supreme Court of India before shifting to the Gauhati High Court. He was designated a Senior Advocate by the Gauhati High Court in 2008.In 2011, Justice Singh was sworn in as an additional judge of the Gauhati High Court and in 2012, he was made a permanent judge.He was appointed a judge of the Manipur High Court upon its creation in the year 2013. He was later transferred to the Gauahti High Court in 2018 before being elevated as the Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court..Justice Mahadevan had been serving as Acting Chief Justice of Madras High Court since May 2024.Justice Mahadevan completed his law degree at Madras Law College and enrolled as a lawyer in the year 1989.He practiced on the civil, criminal and writ sides with specialisation in indirect taxes, customs and Central Excise matters for a period of 25 years. He served as Additional Government Pleader (Taxes) for the Government of Tamil Nadu, and Additional Central Government Standing Counsel and Senior Panel Counsel for the Government of India at the Madras High Court, and conducted more than 9,000 cases.He was elevated as a judge of the Madras High Court in the year 2013..The two judges fill in the vacancies created by the retirement of Justices Aniruddha Bose and AS Bopanna earlier this year..[Watch the oath ceremony]
Justice N Kotiswar Singh from Manipur High Court and Justice R Mahadevan from Madras High Court took oath as judges of the Supreme Court on Thursday..The oath was administered by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud.With the swearing in of the two judges, the apex court attained its full sanctioned strength of 34 judges.The Supreme Court Collegium had on July 11 recommended the appointments of the two judges and it was cleared by the Union government on July 16. .Justice Singh had been serving as Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court since February 2023.He originally hails from Manipur and is the first Supreme Court judge from that State. Justice Singh was born on March 1, 1963 at Imphal IN Manipur, to late Justice N Ibotombi Singh of the Gauhati High Court, who had served as the first Advocate General of Manipur and N Gomati Devi.He briefly practiced before the Supreme Court of India before shifting to the Gauhati High Court. He was designated a Senior Advocate by the Gauhati High Court in 2008.In 2011, Justice Singh was sworn in as an additional judge of the Gauhati High Court and in 2012, he was made a permanent judge.He was appointed a judge of the Manipur High Court upon its creation in the year 2013. He was later transferred to the Gauahti High Court in 2018 before being elevated as the Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court..Justice Mahadevan had been serving as Acting Chief Justice of Madras High Court since May 2024.Justice Mahadevan completed his law degree at Madras Law College and enrolled as a lawyer in the year 1989.He practiced on the civil, criminal and writ sides with specialisation in indirect taxes, customs and Central Excise matters for a period of 25 years. He served as Additional Government Pleader (Taxes) for the Government of Tamil Nadu, and Additional Central Government Standing Counsel and Senior Panel Counsel for the Government of India at the Madras High Court, and conducted more than 9,000 cases.He was elevated as a judge of the Madras High Court in the year 2013..The two judges fill in the vacancies created by the retirement of Justices Aniruddha Bose and AS Bopanna earlier this year..[Watch the oath ceremony]
