Guwahati: Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud administered the oath of office to two new Supreme Court judges on Monday.
Justices Rajesh Bindal and Justice Aravind Kumar were the two new justices.
The two judges’ appointment warrants were signed by President Droupadi Murmu.
At 10.30 am, they were sworn in and then they were they were inducted in the apex court.
It may be mentioned that last Friday, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju took to Twitter to announce the fresh appointments to the Supreme Court.
The tweet read, “As per the provisions under the Constitution of India, Hon’ble President of India has appointed the following Chief Justices of High Courts as Judges of the Supreme Court. My best to them. 1. Rajesh Bindal, Chief Justice, Allahabad HC. 2. Aravind Kumar, Chief Justice, Gujarat HC.”