The Supreme Court has added two new judges following the appointments of Justice N Kotiswar Singh and Justice R Mahadevan, approved by President Droupadi Murmu. Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal announced these appointments today.
Previously, the Supreme Court Collegium had recommended the elevation of these two judges. With their inclusion, the Supreme Court now reaches its full sanctioned strength of 34 judges, including Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud.
Justice N Kotiswar Singh becomes the first judge from Manipur to join the Supreme Court. He is currently the Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Justice Singh, the son of Manipur’s first Advocate General N Ibotombi Singh, graduated from Kirori Mal College and the Campus Law Centre, Delhi University. He began his career as an advocate in 1986 and has served as Manipur Advocate General before becoming a judge. His judicial experience includes serving at the Gauhati High Court and the Manipur High Court.
Justice Mahadevan is presently the acting Chief Justice of Madras High Court. Born in Chennai, he is an alumnus of Madras Law College. As a lawyer, Justice Mahadevan has represented clients in over 9,000 cases and has held roles such as Additional Government Pleader (Taxes) for the Government of Tamil Nadu, Additional Central Government Standing Counsel, and Senior Panel Counsel for the Government of India at Madras High Court. He was elevated to the position of judge at Madras High Court in 2013.