Justices Indira Banerjee, Vineet Saran and K.M. Joseph on Tuesday were sworn in as judges of the Supreme Court in the order of seniority notified by the Central government.
The swearing-in ceremony started at 10.30 a.m. in the Chief Justice of India’s courtroom and Justice Banerjee was the first to take the oath followed by Justices Saran and Joseph.
The oath was administered to them by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra in a packed courtroom in the presence of all judges, law officers and advocates.
With the appointment of the three judges, the total strength of the judges in the apex court has gone up to 25 against the sanctioned strength of 31.
While Justice Banerjee was the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, Justices Saran and Joseph were the Chief Justices of Orissa and Uttarakhand High Courts respectively.