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SC collegium recommends new judges

The Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Tuesday recommended to the Centre the names of Andhra Pradesh High Court Chief Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and senior advocate KV Viswanathan as judges of the apex court.
If the recommendation of the collegium is accepted by the government, Viswanathan, upon the retirement of Justice JB Pardiwala on 11 August, 2030, will become the Chief Justice of India and remain in the post till 25 May, 2031. The five-member collegium said the Supreme Court has a sanctioned strength of 34 judges and is currently functioning with 32. Two Supreme Court judges-Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and MR Shah- have retired in the last two days.

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