Justices Dinesh Maheshwari, Sanjiv Khanna sworn-in as SC judges

Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi administered the oath of office to justices.

Update: 2019-01-18 05:34 GMT
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New Delhi: Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Sanjiv Khanna were sworn-in as Supreme Court judges on Friday.

Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi administered the oath of office to justices Maheshwari and Khanna during the swearing-in ceremony held in court number 1 of the apex court. The sanctioned strength of judges in the Supreme Court is 31. With the swearing-in of justices Maheshwari and Khanna, the strength has now gone up to 28.

While Justice Maheshwari was the chief justice of the Karnataka High Court, Justice Khanna was a judge in the Delhi High Court.

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