NE NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, July 16
President Droupadi Murmu cleared the appointments of Justice N. Kotiswar Singh and Justice R. Mahadevan as Supreme Court judges. Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal announced the appointments on X on Tuesday.
In exercise of the powers conferred by the Constitution of India, Hon’ble President, after consultation with Hon’ble Chief Justice of India, is pleased to appoint the following as
Supreme Court Judges:- pic.twitter.com/OWQ9iGIooG— Arjun Ram Meghwal (@arjunrammeghwal) July 16, 2024
- Centre notifies Justices Kotishwar Singh, R Mahadevan’s appointment as Supreme Court judges
- The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended their names on July 11
- With his appointment as SC judge, Justice N. Kotiswar Singh has become the first judge from Manipur to have been appointed to the top court
Once they take oath, the apex court will regain its sanctioned strength of 34, including Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud.
Justice Mahadevan is at present the acting chief justice of the Madras High Court.
He belongs to the backward class. He completed his law degree from Madras Law College and began practising as a lawyer in 1989.
For 25 years, he specialised in civil, criminal, and writ cases with a focus on indirect taxes, customs, and central excise matters. He was appointed as a judge of the Madras High Court in 2013.
With his appointment as SC judge, Justice N. Kotiswar Singh has become the first judge from Manipur to have been appointed to the top court. Currently, he is the Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
Born on March 1, 1963, in Imphal of Manipur, Justice Singh is the son of Justice N Ibotombi Singh of the Gauhati high court, who served as Manipur’s first Advocate General and N Gomati Devi.
He practised briefly before the Supreme Court of India before transitioning to the Gauhati high court. Recognised as a senior advocate by the Gauhati High Court in 2008, Justice Singh was appointed as an additional judge of the Gauhati High Court in 2011 and elevated to the position of permanent judge in 2012.
He was appointed as a judge of the Manipur High Court when it was established in 2013. In 2018, he was transferred to the Gauhati High Court before being promoted to the position of Chief Justice.
With his appointment, after over 50 years of statehood, Manipur has for the first time secured representation in the apex court.
The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended their names on July 11.
