The President of India had appointed six judges of the rank of district & sessions judge as judges of the Madhya Pradesh high court on the recommendation of the Supreme Court collegium. After the six judges are sworn in, the total strength of judges in MP high court would become 29.
Madhya Pradesh High Court Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq today administered oath of office to six newly-appointed judges in a ceremony held here.
According to media report, High Court Registrar General Rajendra Kumar Vani said new judges Anil Verma, Arun Kumar Sharma, Satyendra Kumar Singh, Sunita Yadav, Deepak Kumar Agarwal and Rajendra Kumar (Verma) were sworn in. The total sanctioned post of judges in Madhya Pradesh, including the chief justice, was 53, of which 30 have been filled, the official said.
With this, even after the swearing-in of six judges, the Madhya Pradesh High Court, with its bench in Indore and Gwalior, will remain short of 23 judges.
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