Justices N Kotiswar Singh and R Mahadevan Sworn in, Supreme Court at Full Strength
Justice N Kotiswar Singh from the Manipur High Court and Justice R Mahadevan from the Madras High Court took oath as judges of the Supreme Court on Thursday, administered by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud. Their appointments bring the apex court to its full sanctioned strength of 34 judges.
The Supreme Court Collegium recommended the appointments of Justices Singh and Mahadevan on July 11, and the Union government cleared them on July 16.
Justice N Kotiswar Singh
Justice Singh, originally from Manipur, had been serving as Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court since February 2023. He is the first Supreme Court judge from Manipur.
Born on March 1, 1963, in Imphal, Manipur, Justice Singh is the son of late Justice N Ibotombi Singh of the Gauhati High Court, who was also the first Advocate General of Manipur, and N Gomati Devi. He briefly practiced before the Supreme Court of India before shifting to the Gauhati High Court, where he was designated a Senior Advocate in 2008.
In 2011, Justice Singh was sworn in as an additional judge of the Gauhati High Court and became a permanent judge in 2012. Upon the creation of the Manipur High Court in 2013, he was appointed as a judge there and later transferred to the Gauhati High Court in 2018 before being elevated as Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court.
Justice R Mahadevan
Justice Mahadevan had been serving as Acting Chief Justice of the Madras High Court since May 2024. He completed his law degree at Madras Law College and enrolled as a lawyer in 1989.
He practiced on the civil, criminal, and writ sides, specializing in indirect taxes, customs, and Central Excise matters for 25 years. Justice Mahadevan served as Additional Government Pleader (Taxes) for the Government of Tamil Nadu and as Additional Central Government Standing Counsel and Senior Panel Counsel for the Government of India at the Madras High Court, handling more than 9,000 cases.
He was elevated as a judge of the Madras High Court in 2013.
The two judges fill the vacancies created by the retirement of Justices Aniruddha Bose and AS Bopanna earlier this year.
With inputs from Agency
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