Justice Krishnan Vinod Chandran, former Chief Justice of the Patna Excessive Court docket, was on Thursday sworn in as a choose of the Supreme Court docket.
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna administered the oath of workplace and secrecy to Justice Chandran.
On January 13, the Authorities of India had notified the elevation of Justice KV Chandran as a choose of the Supreme Court docket.
The information was shared on social media by Union Minister of State (Unbiased Cost) for Legislation and Justice, Arjun Ram Meghwal.
On January 7, the Supreme Court docket Collegium had really useful the appointment of Justice Chandran as an Apex Court docket choose.
In its decision, the Collegium famous that Justice Chandran has served as a Choose of the Excessive Court docket for greater than 11 years and as a Chief Justice of an enormous Excessive Court docket for greater than a 12 months. Throughout his lengthy tenure as a Choose and Chief Justice of the Excessive Court docket, Justice Chandran has acquired vital expertise in various fields of regulation.
It additional thought of his all-India seniority in addition to the truth that Kerala Excessive Court docket has no illustration within the Supreme Court docket at current.
The choice was taken holding in thoughts Justice Chandran’s all-India seniority (he stood at Sl. No. 13 within the mixed all-India seniority of Excessive Court docket judges), in addition to the truth that there was no illustration on the Apex Court docket Bench from the Kerala Excessive Court docket.
The Collegium additional famous that in seniority of Judges hailing from the Kerala Excessive Court docket, Justice Chandran stood at Sl. No. 1.
Justice Chandran was appointed as a choose of the Kerala Excessive Court docket on November 8, 2011.
He was elevated as Chief Justice of the Patna Excessive Court docket on March 23, 2023.
With the appointment of Justice Chandran, the Supreme Court docket now has a energy of 33 judges as towards its sanctioned energy of 34.
Justice Chandran may have a tenure of over three years. He’s set to retire on April 24, 2028.
