CJI Chandrachud administers oath of two new Supreme Court judges

Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud on July 14 administered the oath of office to two judges of the Supreme Court.

The names of Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and Venkatnarayana Bhatti were cleared for appointment by the central government on July 12. The collegium had recommended their names for Supreme Court judgeship on July 5. The recommendations were pursuant to the retirement of Justices KM Joseph, Ajay Rastogi and Ramasubramanian in June.

Bhuyan was the Chief Justice of Telangana High Court while Bhatti was the Chief Justice of Kerala High Court.

Bhuyan was appointed as a judge of the Gauhati High Court in 2011. The collegium recommendation noted that Bhuyan has served as a judge of the Gauhati High Court and as Chief Justice of High Court for the State of Telangana. According to the recommendations "During his long tenure as a judge of the High Court, Mr Justice Bhuyan has acquired significant experience in diverse fields of law. He has acquired specialisation and domain knowledge in the law of taxation. He has also served as a judge of the Bombay High Court dealing with a wide spectrum of cases including taxation. "