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Senior Advocate P.S. Narasimha was born on May 04, 1963. He was appointed as an Additional Solicitor General of India, in 2014 and he subsequently resigned in 2018. He is the son of illustrious Justice Sri P. Kodanda Ramayya who played a very important role in publication of major Sanskrit texts with commentaries in Telugu language through Arsha Vijnana Trust. He is known for his deep knowledge of Indian traditional intellectual traditions and is an author on Ramayana and Mahabharata.  In the 71-year-old history of the Supreme Court, Hon’ble Senior Advocate P.S. Narasimha is the ninth advocate to be directly elevated from the Bar to the apex court on the recommendation of the Supreme Court Collegium. The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India, Justice N. V. Ramana recommended nine names to the Central Government including that of Senior Advocate P.S.Narasimha,  former Additional Solicitor General of India, for appointment as judges of the Supreme Court of I...

Justice Vikram Nath was born on September 24, 1962 at Kaushambi district in Uttar Pradesh. He completed his graduation as a Bachelor of Science in 1983 and completed his LL.B. in 1986. Following the footsteps of his ancestors, Justice Nath enrolled as an Advocate on March 30, 1987, becoming a fourth generation advocate. He practiced at the Allahabad High Court for over 17 years in Civil, Revenue, Constitutional, Company and Service matters and has specialised in Company, Revenue and Civil Matters. On September 24, 2004, he was appointed as an Additional Judge of the Allahabad High Court and on February 27, 2006, Justice Nath was appointed as a permanent Judge of the Allahabad High Court. After serving the judiciary for 15 years, he was elevated as the Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court on September 10, 2019. The Supreme Court had initially recommended Justice Vikram Nath to be appointed as the Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court, but on the request of the Central Government, ...

Justice Nagarathna was born on October 30, 1962 in Mandya District, Karnataka and has done most of her schooling from Delhi. She is the daughter of former Chief Justice of India ES Venkataramiah. She is also in line to be the first woman Chief Justice of India in 2027. Being in tune with the realities and diversities of people is highly important for a Judge. In her farewell speech at the Karnataka High Court, Justice Nagarathna fondly recalled her time at Sophia High School and Bharitiya Vidya Bhawan and her exposure to the varied and diverse Indian culture. She stated that it was her “firm conviction that one of the binding factors is the Indian Constitution — a legal system committed to the rule of law and an organised hierarchy of courts with a Supreme Court at the apex.” Justice Nagarathna enrolled as an Advocate on October 28, 1987. She practised for 19 years before the Supreme Court of India, Karnataka High Court, Karnataka Administrative Tribunal and Central Administrative Tr...

Justice Maheshwari was born on June 29, 1961 in Jaura of Morena in Madhya Pradesh. He has done BA, LLB, LLM and was enrolled as an Advocate on November 22, 1985. He had practised in Madhya Pradesh High Court Bench, at Gwalior in Civil, Constitutional, Taxation, Labour, Company, Service and Criminal matters and specialised in Constitutional, Service and Taxation matters over 20 years. He appeared in Supreme Court, Jabalpur High Court, CAT, Jabalpur and MP State Administrative Tribunals also. He worked as a Standing Counsel for M.P. State Mining Corporation, M.P. Housing Board, State Bank of India and National Seeds Corporation. He was appointed as an Additional Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on November 25, 2005 and appointed as a permanent Judge on June 28, 2023. Justice Maheshwari was also Member of the M.P. State Bar Council since 2002 till elevation and was the Chairman of Disciplinary Committee, Gwalior Bench and worked in various other committees of M.P. State Bar Coun...

Chief Justice of India Justice N.V. Ramana will administer the oath of office to the nine judge-designates at 10.30 am on Tuesday, August 31 in a ceremony to be held in the auditorium of the Supreme Court ‘s Additional Building Complex. The nine judge-designates are: 1. Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka 2. Justice Vikram Nath 3. Justice Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari 4. Justice Hima Kohli 5. Justice Bangalore Venkataramiah Nagarathna 6. Justice Chudalayil Thevan Ravikumar 7. Justice M.M. Sundresh 8. Justice Bela Madhurya Trivedi 9. Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narsimha In the history of the Supreme Court of India , this is for the first time that nine judges will be taking the oath of office in one go. In another first, the venue of the ceremony has been shifted to the auditorium in view of the need for strict adherence to Covid norms. Traditionally, the oath to new judges is administered in Court Room No.1 which is presided over by the Chief Justice of India. Also Read: Justice Bela M....

Justice Trivedi was born on June 10, 1960. After pursuing her B Com and LLB, she got enrolled as an advocate on September 18, 1983. She has practiced in civil, criminal and constitutional matters in Gujarat High Court , Ahmedabad and specialized in civil and constitutional matters. She was appointed as Judge, City Civil & Sessions Court, Ahmedabad on July 10, 1995 and has served in various capacities at different places as a Judicial Officer. She was appointed as an Additional Judge of the Gujarat High Court on February 17, 2011 and transferred to Rajasthan High Court on June 26, 2011 and made a Permanent Judge on February 06, 2013. Her Ladyship was repatriated to Gujarat High Court on February 9, 2016. With nearly three decades of experience, she is also a member of the General Council for Gujarat National Law University. Justice Trivedi has also worked as Special Officer (Vigilance) at the High Court and as Secretary and Resident Legal Advisor for the Government of Gujarat. S...

Born on January 6, 1960, Justice Ravikumar obtained his Law degree from the Government Law College, Kozihkode and got enrolled as an advocate on July 12, 1986. He had started his practice in Mavelikkara, Kerala and thereafter before the High Court of Kerala and Subordinate Courts in Ernakulam in various civil, criminal, service and labour matters. He has also worked as Govt Pleader, Senior Govt Pleader and Special Govt Pleader and as Special Government Pleader (SC/ST). Justice Ravikumar has been a judge of the Kerala High Court for the last 12 and a half years. He was sworn-in as Additional Judge of High Court of Kerala on January 5, 2009 and appointed as Permanent Judge of the High Court of Kerala with effect from December 15, 2010. Before being elevated, he was the second senior most Judge of the Kerala High Court. Justice Ravikumar is also the Executive Chairman, Kerala State Legal Services Authority, which provides free legal aid services to the weaker sections of the s...