Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia, JB Pardiwala take oath as SC judges
New Delhi [India], May 9: Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Monday administered the oath of office to Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Jamshed Burjor Pardiwala as Supreme Court judges.
After the appointment of the two new judges, the apex court will function at its full strength of 34.
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CJI Ramana administered the oath of office to the judges in a swearing-in ceremony held in the auditorium of the Supreme Court's additional building complex.
Gauhati High Court Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Gujarat High Court judge, Justice Jamshed Burjor Pardiwala, took oath at 10 am today.
Justice Dhulia is the second Judge elevated from Uttarakhand High Court. Justice Dhulia hails from Madanpur, a remote village located in the Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand.
Born on August 10, 1960, in Lansdowne, Pauri Garhwal Justice Dhulia had his early education in Dehradun and Allahabad. He is an Alumni of Sainik School, Lucknow and did his graduation and Law from the University of Allahabad. He was a keen debater and a sportsman in school and college days.
He was the first Chief Standing Counsel in the High Court of Uttarakhand and was later an Additional Advocate General for the State of Uttarakhand. He was designated as a senior advocate in 2004. He was elevated as the judge of the High Court of Uttarakhand in November 2008 and later became the Chief Justice of the High Court of Assam, Mizoram, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh on January 10, 2021.
Justice Pardiwala is the fourth Parsi to adorn the bench of the Supreme Court. He will have a tenure of about two years and three months as Chief Justice of India.
Born on August 12, 1965, in Mumbai Justice Pardiwala did his schooling in St. Joseph Convent School in his home town Valsad (South Gujarat). He graduated from the J P Arts College, Valsad. He went on to obtain a degree in Law from the KM Mulji Law College, Valsad in 1988.
Justice Pardiwala is a fourth-generation legal professional in the family of lawyers. He started practising law in the High Court of Gujarat in the year 1990. He was elected as a member of the Bar Council of Gujarat in the year 1994. He was appointed as the Standing Counsel for the High Court of Gujarat in the year 2002 and held the office till the date of his elevation to the bench on February 17, 2011.
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The collegium consisting of CJI Ramana, Justices UU Lalit, AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud and L Nageswara Rao also recommended the appointment of 10 new Chief Justices to various High Courts. The Collegium of top three judges recommended so far 180 names for appointment as judges of various High Courts.
-PTC News
