Chief Justice of India R M Lodha on 7th July administered oath to senior advocate R F Nariman and Justices Adarsh Goel and Arun Misra as judges of the Supreme Court in the packed CJI's court room.
With the new judges, the working strength of the Supreme Court increased to 27 judges including the CJI, leaving four vacancies.
On the first day in office in Supreme Court, most new judges elevated from high courts maintain a studied silence, learning the procedures and absorbing the atmosphere. Not Justice Nariman who is familiar with the Supreme Court, which had suo motu designated him a senior advocate 22 years ago.
The 58-year-old Nariman, the illustrious Fali S Nariman's son, was part of the bench comprising CJI Lodha and Justice Kurian Joseph, and was not one to maintain silence during the proceedings. He questioned counsel for parties every now and then and drew a huge crowd of advocates all through the day.
Justice Nariman will soon find himself in the thick of judicial action. He has been drafted into a five-judge constitution bench which will on Tuesday start hearing important matters including the Centre's challenge to Tamil Nadu government's decision to release seven life convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case and pleas for commutation of death penalty to life imprisonment by death row convict in the Red Fort attack case Mohd Asfaq and Mumbai serial blast case condemned prisoner Yakub Memon.
Justice Misra, 59, was part of the law faculty in Jiwaji University, Gwalior from 1986 to 1996. He was appointed an additional judge in Madhya Pradesh High Court on October 25, 1999 and was made a permanent judge on October 24, 2001. He was appointed chief justice of Rajasthan High Court on November 26, 2010 and was transferred to Calcutta HC as CJ on December 14, 2012.
Justice Goel, 61, was designated senior advocate by the SC in 1999 and was appointed a judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court two years later. He was appointed chief justice of Gauhati High Court on December 20, 2011 and was transferred to Orissa High Court as CJ on October 12 last year.
With the new judges, the working strength of the Supreme Court increased to 27 judges including the CJI, leaving four vacancies.
On the first day in office in Supreme Court, most new judges elevated from high courts maintain a studied silence, learning the procedures and absorbing the atmosphere. Not Justice Nariman who is familiar with the Supreme Court, which had suo motu designated him a senior advocate 22 years ago.
The 58-year-old Nariman, the illustrious Fali S Nariman's son, was part of the bench comprising CJI Lodha and Justice Kurian Joseph, and was not one to maintain silence during the proceedings. He questioned counsel for parties every now and then and drew a huge crowd of advocates all through the day.
Justice Nariman will soon find himself in the thick of judicial action. He has been drafted into a five-judge constitution bench which will on Tuesday start hearing important matters including the Centre's challenge to Tamil Nadu government's decision to release seven life convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case and pleas for commutation of death penalty to life imprisonment by death row convict in the Red Fort attack case Mohd Asfaq and Mumbai serial blast case condemned prisoner Yakub Memon.
Justice Misra, 59, was part of the law faculty in Jiwaji University, Gwalior from 1986 to 1996. He was appointed an additional judge in Madhya Pradesh High Court on October 25, 1999 and was made a permanent judge on October 24, 2001. He was appointed chief justice of Rajasthan High Court on November 26, 2010 and was transferred to Calcutta HC as CJ on December 14, 2012.
Justice Goel, 61, was designated senior advocate by the SC in 1999 and was appointed a judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court two years later. He was appointed chief justice of Gauhati High Court on December 20, 2011 and was transferred to Orissa High Court as CJ on October 12 last year.