Image Source : FILE PHOTO Justices SV Bhatti and Ujjal Bhuyan elevated as Supreme Court judges
The Centre on Wednesday notified the appointment of Telangana High Court Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Kerala High Court Chief Justice SV Bhatti as judges of the Supreme Court of India.
Days after their names have been advisable by the Supreme Court Collegium, two excessive courtroom chief justices have been elevated as judges of the Supreme Court.
Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal introduced the appointments of judges Ujjal Bhuyan and S Venkatanarayana Bhatti on Twitter.
The names of Justice Bhuyan, the chief justice of the Telangana High Court, and Justice Bhatti, his counterpart in Kerala, have been advisable for elevation to the highest courtroom by the Supreme Court Collegium on July 5.
The Supreme Court has a sanctioned energy of 34 judges, together with the chief justice, however is functioning with 30.
Once the 2 judges take oath, the working energy of the apex courtroom will go as much as 32, leaving two vacancies.
Who is Justice Ujjal Bhuyan?
Born on August 2, 1964, Justice Bhuyan was appointed as a choose of the Gauhati High Court on October 17, 2011 and is the senior-most choose of his mum or dad excessive courtroom (Gauhati). He is serving because the chief justice of the Telangana High Court since June 28, 2022.
“During his long tenure as a judge of the High Court Mr Justice Bhuyan has acquired significant experience in diverse fields of law. He has acquired specialisation and domain knowledge in the law of taxation. He has also served as a judge of the Bombay High Court dealing with a wide spectrum of cases including taxation. His judgments cover wide ranging issues pertaining to law and justice. Mr. Justice Ujjal Bhuyan is a judge with a good reputation for integrity and competence,” the collegium had stated whereas recommending his title.
Who is Justice CV Bhatti?
Justice Bhatti, who was born on May 6, 1962, was appointed as a choose of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh on April 12 and is the senior-most in his mum or dad excessive courtroom.
The collegium famous that the High Court of Andhra Pradesh doesn’t have any illustration on the bench of the Supreme Court since August 2022.
Justice Bhatti was transferred to the Kerala High Court in March 2019 and is serving because the chief justice there since June 1.
“During his lengthy tenure as a choose of the High Court of Andhra High Pradesh and as a Judge and subsequently as Chief Justice of the High Court of Kerala, Mr Justice Bhatti has acquired appreciable expertise in varied branches of legislation.
“The judgments authored by him dealing with issues in various branches of law stand testimony to his legal acumen and competence. Apart from according representation to the State of Andhra Pradesh, the appointment of Mr Justice Bhatti will provide a value addition in terms of his acquired knowledge and experience. He commands a good reputation and possesses integrity and competence,” the Collegium had stated.
(With inputs from PTI)
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