4 Women Judges In Supreme Court After Historic Oath Today

New Delhi: As nine new judges took the oath as Supreme Court judges today, judge of India N V Ramana posed for pictures together with his colleagues.
In one among the photographs , he’s seen with the four sitting women judges of the Supreme Court — Justice Indira Banerjee, Justice B V Nagarathna, Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Bela M Trivedi. With Justices Nagarathna, Kohli and Trivedi sworn in today, this is often the very best number of sitting women judges the highest court has ever had.

The previous high was three women judges — Justices R Banumathi, Indira Banerjee and Indu Malhotra were sitting judges from August 2018 to May 2020.

This elevation is additionally significant because the Supreme Court is about to urge its first woman judge in Justice Nagarathna. Daughter of former judge of India E S Venkataramiah, she is in line for the post in September 2027.

Also, this was the primary time when nine judges took the oath of office at one goTo ensure Covid protocols, the swearing-in ceremony was held within the auditorium of the Supreme Court’s additional complex and not the CJI’s courtroom where it’s traditionally held.

“This is for the primary time within the history of the Supreme Court of India when nine judges are going to be taking the oath of office in one go. In another first, the venue of the ceremony is shifted to the auditorium. this is often done keeping in sight the necessity for strict adherence to COVID norms,” said a handout issued by the highest court’s PR office.

Following today’s elevations, the Supreme Court now has 33 judges, including the judge , against the sanctioned strength of 34.

The nine new judges who were administered the oath of office are Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka, Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari, Justice Hima Kohli, Justice B V Nagarathna, Justice C T Ravikumar, Justice M M Sundresh, Justice Bela M Trivedi and Justice P S Narasimha.