Govt appoints 9 new judges to Supreme Court

New Delhi, August 26

Nine new judges, including three women, were on Thursday appointed to the Supreme Court with President Ram Nath Kovind signing their warrants of appointment, sources in the government said.

A formal notification would be issued shortly, they said.

The new judges of the top court include Justice BV Nagarathna, who will be in line to be the first woman Chief Justice of India in September 2027; Justice Bela M Trivedi; Justice Hema Kohli; Justice CT Ravikumar; Justice MM Sundresh; and senior advocate and former Additional Solicitor General PS Narasimha.

Justices Abhay Shreeniwas Oka, Vikram Nath and Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari are also among those appointed to the Supreme Court. PTI