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2 New Supreme Court judges
September 3 , 2025
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- Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai administered the swearing-in of Justices Alok Aradhe and Vipul M. Pancholi as Supreme Court judges.
- With the swearing-in of these two judges, the Supreme Court returned to its full sanctioned judicial strength of 34.
- It will continue until the retirement of Chief Justice Gavai on November 23, 2025.
- Justice Pancholi is in line to become Chief Justice of India under the seniority norm from October 3, 2031, till his retirement on May 27, 2033.
- His appointment process witnessed a rare dissent from one of the Collegium members, Justice B.V. Nagarathna.
- She is the lone woman judge in the Supreme Court at present.
- Justice B.V. Nagarathna noted that Justice Pancholi was ranked 57th in the all-India High Court judges’ seniority list and that several meritorious judge’s senior to him could be considered for elevation.
- In her dissent, Justice Nagarathna wrote that his appointment would be “counter-productive” to the administration of justice and that the credibility of the Collegium was at stake.
- However, the Collegium, by a 4:1 majority, recommended Justices Pancholi and Aradhe on August 25.
- She even had asked for her dissent note to be published along with the August 25 Collegium resolution.
- However, the note was not published.
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