Justice K Vinod Chandran was sworn in as a judge of the Supreme Court on Thursday..Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna administered the oath of office.The Supreme Court Collegium had on January 7 recommended the elevation of Justice Chandran to the top court and the same was cleared by the Central government on January 13..Justice Vinod Chandran was appointed as a judge of the Kerala High Court on November 8, 2011.He was elevated as the Chief Justice of the High Court of Patna on March 23, 2023 and has been functioning as the Chief Justice of that High Court since then."He has served as a Judge of the High Court for more than 11 years and as a Chief Justice of a big High Court for more than a year. During his long tenure as a Judge and Chief Justice of the High Court, Justice Chandran has acquired significant experience in diverse fields of law," the Collegium had noted in its resolution recommending his elevation to the apex court. It had further considered his all-India seniority as well as the fact that Kerala High Court has no representation in the Supreme Court at present."Mr. Justice Chandran stands at Sl. No. 13 in the combined all-India seniority of High Court Judges. In the seniority of Judges hailing from the High Court of Kerala, Mr. Justice K. Vinod Chandran stands at Sl. No. 1. While recommending his name, the Collegium has taken into consideration the fact that there is no representation on the Bench of the Supreme Court from the High Court of Kerala," the Collegium had said..With the appointment of Justice Chandran, the Supreme Court now has 33 judges as against its sanctioned strength of 34.
Justice K Vinod Chandran was sworn in as a judge of the Supreme Court on Thursday..Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna administered the oath of office.The Supreme Court Collegium had on January 7 recommended the elevation of Justice Chandran to the top court and the same was cleared by the Central government on January 13..Justice Vinod Chandran was appointed as a judge of the Kerala High Court on November 8, 2011.He was elevated as the Chief Justice of the High Court of Patna on March 23, 2023 and has been functioning as the Chief Justice of that High Court since then."He has served as a Judge of the High Court for more than 11 years and as a Chief Justice of a big High Court for more than a year. During his long tenure as a Judge and Chief Justice of the High Court, Justice Chandran has acquired significant experience in diverse fields of law," the Collegium had noted in its resolution recommending his elevation to the apex court. It had further considered his all-India seniority as well as the fact that Kerala High Court has no representation in the Supreme Court at present."Mr. Justice Chandran stands at Sl. No. 13 in the combined all-India seniority of High Court Judges. In the seniority of Judges hailing from the High Court of Kerala, Mr. Justice K. Vinod Chandran stands at Sl. No. 1. While recommending his name, the Collegium has taken into consideration the fact that there is no representation on the Bench of the Supreme Court from the High Court of Kerala," the Collegium had said..With the appointment of Justice Chandran, the Supreme Court now has 33 judges as against its sanctioned strength of 34.
