Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Jamshed Burjor Pardiwala appointed as Supreme Court Judge

Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Jamshed Burjor Pardiwala took oath as Supreme Court judges on 9 May.

There are now total 34 judges in the Supreme Court of India.

Justice Pardiwala is sitting in the Chief Justice’s Bench in court number one on his first day as Supreme Court judge.

Justice Dhulia is part of the Bench led by Justice U.U. Lalit, who is the seniormost judge after the CJI and next in line to be the top judge as per the seniority norm.

Justice Pardiwala is in line to be appointed Chief Justice of India years from now. He would then have a tenure of about two years and three months as the top judge of the country.

Justice Dhulia is the second judge to be elevated from Uttarakhand High Court.