New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday got three new judges - Justice Sunita Agarwal, Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay and Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh - who were administered the oath of office by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant. With their swearing-in, the strength of the Supreme Court, including the CJI, has risen to 37, one short of its sanctioned strength of 38 judges.
Before their elevation, Justice Sunita Agarwal served as Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court, Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay as Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court and Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh as Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court.
It was the first time that the swearing-in of judges of the Supreme Court took place after lunch.
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