New Delhi, Nov 02 :
Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi administered oath to the four judges Justices Hemant Gupta, R Subhash Reddy, MR Shah, Ajay Rastogi took oath He expressed admiration for the swift manner of the appointments
As the Supreme Court got four new judges today, Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said he was impressed with how quickly the appointments were made. “The recommendation (by the collegium) was sent at 11 am on Wednesday to the Law Ministry. I heard that the medical examination of the four judges was conducted on the same evening itself. I was in awe,” Chief Justice Gogoi said.
Justices Hemant Gupta, R Subhash Reddy, MR Shah and Ajay Rastogi were sworn in today as judges of the Supreme Court, taking its strength to 28.
The swearing-in ceremony started at 10:30 am in court number 1 of the Supreme Court and Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi administered the oath of office to the four judges.
The president had on Thursday given his assent to the recommendation of the Supreme Court collegium for elevating Justices Gupta, Reddy, Shah and Rastogi, who were chief justices of different high courts.
After the swearing-in, Chief Justice Gogoi and Justice SA Bobde came to the press lounge and interacted with journalists. It was during the interaction that the Chief Justice expressed his admiration for the swift manner in which the appointments were done. The Chief Justice also said that 14 benches of two judges each will sit on Mondays and Fridays for faster disposal of cases to curb the pendency.
