{"id":33496,"date":"2026-10-07T04:13:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T04:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=33496"},"modified":"2026-10-07T04:13:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T04:13:11","slug":"three-new-sc-judges-take-oath-all-in-the-name-of-god-number-of-women-judges-in-sc-three-out-of-37-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=33496","title":{"rendered":"Three new SC judges take oath, all in the name of God; number of women judges in SC \u2013 three out of 37 | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134755123,imgsize-75504,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/cji-surya-kant.jpg\" alt=\"Three new SC judges take oath, all in the name of God; number of women judges in SC \u2013 three out of 37\" title=\"CJI Surya Kant administered oath to Justices Agarwal, Upadhyaya and Singh\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"CJI Surya Kant administered oath to Justices Agarwal, Upadhyaya and Singh\">CJI Surya Kant administered oath to Justices Agarwal, Upadhyaya and Singh<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Three new Supreme Court Judges \u2013 Justices Sunita Agarwal, Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Aparesh Kumar Singh \u2013 on Tuesday took oath of office in the name of God taking the working strength of SC to 37 judges, just one short of the sanctioned strength.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>CJI Surya Kant administered oath to Justices Agarwal, Upadhyaya and Singh, who were chief justices of Gujarat, Delhi and Telangana HCs respectively, in the presence of SC judges, attorney general R Venkataramani, solicitor general Tushar Mehta and other senior advocates and lawyers.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>With the elevation of Justice Agarwal, who is the 13th women judge of SC, the strength of women judges in the apex court at present became three. <!-- -->The other two being Justices B V Nagarathna, who is scheduled to become the first woman CJI on Sep 24 next year, and Justice V Mohana.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>During the tenure of Justice N V Ramana as CJI, the Supreme Court had the highest number of sitting SC judges at four \u2013 Justices India Banerjee, Nagarathna, Hima Kohli and Bela M Trivedi, last three of whom had taken oath on Aug 31, 2021. While the Collegium led by Justice Ramana had recommended appointment of three women judges, the present collegium led by CJI Kant has so far appointed two women judges.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>SC got its first woman judge in M Fathima Beevi on Oct 6, 1989, 39 years after SC was established. Justice Beevi had retired from Kerala HC on Apr 29, 1989, but was elevated to the SC five months after retirement. Other women judges in SC were \u2013 Justices Sujata V Manohar, Ruma Pal, Gyan Sudha Misra, Ranjana P Desai, R Bhanumathi and Indu Malhotra.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>SC judge strength was increased from 34 to 38, including the CJI, initially through an Ordinance on May 16. The corresponding Amendment Act was passed by Parliament which received the President&#8217;s assent on Aug 11. In Aug 2019, during the tenure of CJI Ranjan Gogoi, the sanctioned strength of SC judges was increased from 31 to 34, including CJI.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>The SC had started in 1950 with a sanctioned strength of 8 Judges, which was increased to 11 in 1956, 14 in 1960, 18 in 1978, 26 in 1986, and 31 in 2009. SC as of Tuesday has a pendency of 95, 481 cases.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/three-new-sc-judges-take-oath-all-in-the-name-of-god-number-of-women-judges-in-sc-three-out-of-37\/articleshow\/134754931.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CJI Surya Kant administered oath to Justices Agarwal, Upadhyaya and Singh NEW DELHI: Three new Supreme Court Judges \u2013 Justices Sunita Agarwal, Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Aparesh Kumar Singh \u2013 on Tuesday took oath of office in the name of God taking the working strength of SC to 37 judges, just one short of the 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