Centre Notifies Three New Supreme Court Judges

The Union government notified the appointments of Justices Sunita Agarwal, Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Aparesh Kumar Singh to the Supreme Court.

Background and legal issue

All three were serving as Chief Justices of High Courts when the Supreme Court Collegium recommended their elevation on September 28 Justice Agarwal headed the Gujarat High Court, Justice Upadhyaya the Delhi High Court and Justice Singh the Telangana High Court With the appointments, the Supreme Court will have thirty-seven judges against a sanctioned strength of thirty-eight

Reasoning and significance

The notification completes the executive appointment stage, and the judges will join the Court upon taking the prescribed oath and assuming office.

The legal effect is confined to the operative ruling or procedural development. Allegations and party submissions are not treated as established facts unless the court expressly decided them.