Justice Manmohan takes oath as Supreme Court judge

New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Thursday administered the oath of office to Delhi High Court Chief Justice Manmohan Singh as a judge of the Supreme Court. With Justice Manmohan taking oath, the number of judges in the apex court has gone up to 33.

The sanctioned strength of judges in the Supreme Court is 34. Justice Manmohan (61) was administered the oath of office during the oath-taking ceremony held in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court collegium had on November 28 recommended the elevation of Justice Manmohan to the apex court.

Justice Manmohan was appointed as a judge of the apex court on December 3. Justice Manmohan was the second highest in the combined all-India seniority of high court judges and was the senior-most judge in the Delhi high court.