After the Central Government approved the nomination of the attorneys, Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and senior advocate KV Viswanathan will be sworn in as Supreme Court judges. Their names were recommended to the Centre by the Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud.
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Who is KV Viswanathan?
KV Viswanathan is a senior attorney with over 30 years of Supreme Court experience. He has testified in issues involving constitutional law, criminal law, and commercial law. He is also a member of the Bar Council of India and the Supreme Court Bar Association.
Who is Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra?
Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra is the Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court. He was appointed as a judge of the High Court in 2013 and elevated as its Chief Justice in 2021. He has also served as a judge of the Chhattisgarh High Court.
According to the five-member Collegium, the Supreme Court has a sanctioned strength of 34 judges but is now operating with 32. Two Supreme Court judges – Dinesh Maheshwari and MR Shah – retired recently. Four more vacancies are going to arise by the second week of July and the working strength of judges will further come down, the collegium noted as it recommended the names of Viswanathan and Mishra.
