Three New Supreme Court Judges Take Oath, Working Strength Rises to 37

Justices Sunita Agarwal, Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Aparesh Kumar Singh took oath as judges of the Supreme Court on October 6, raising its working strength to thirty-seven against a sanctioned strength of thirty-eight.

Background and legal issue

Their appointments had been notified on October 5 following Collegium recommendations made on September 28 Justice Agarwal previously headed the Gujarat High Court, Justice Upadhyaya the Delhi High Court and Justice Singh the Telangana High Court The swearing-in completes their induction into the apex court and allows them to participate in its judicial work

Reasoning and significance

Justice Agarwal's elevation also brings the number of sitting women Supreme Court judges to three.

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