Four new Supreme Court judges appointed

Four new Supreme Court judges appointed

 Four new judges were appointed to the Supreme Court. The judge's strength in the top court is 34. The new judges are Haryana High Court Chief Justice Krishna Murari, Himachal Pradesh High Court Chief Justice V. Ramasubramanian, Rajasthan High Court Chief Justice S Ravindra Bhat and Kerala High Court Chief Justice Hrishikesh Roy.

Key highlights:

• The Supreme Court Collegium recommended names of chief justices and high court judges for the appointment to the top court in order to fill the vacant posts.
• The Collegium led by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi had considered the names the four chief justices as apex court's judges.