Supreme Court to get four new judges: Report

The Supreme Court has got four new judges with President Pranab Mukherjee signing their warrants of appointment tonight. Sources in the government said the file pertaining to the elevation of Justice A M Khanwilkar of Madhya Pradesh High Court, Justice D Y Chandrachud of Allahabad High Court, Justice Ashok Bhushan of Kerala High Court and senior lawyer and former Additional Solicitor General L Nageshwar Rao to the Supreme Court has been cleared by President Pranab Mukherjee. 

They are likely to take oath on Friday, the sources said, adding the notification may be issued tomorrow by the Law Ministry.  Law Minister D V Sadananda Gowda confirmed their appointment in a series of tweets.

4 Supreme Court Judges appointed today.

— Sadananda Gowda (@DVSBJP) May 11, 2016

Recommendations from SC collegium received on 3.5.2016 and appointed on 11.5.16. Govt. took 6 working days in processing and appointing.

— Sadananda Gowda (@DVSBJP) May 11, 2016

The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended their elevation earlier this month, the first since a new law on appointment of judges to higher judiciary was struck down by the top court. 

These were the first set of recommendations made by the SC Collegium for appointment as judges of the apex court after the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act came into force on April 13 last. The new law which sought to scrap the collegium system was struck down by a Supreme Court bench on October 16 last.