Manipur judge among two elevated to the Supreme Court
President Draupadi Murmu made the appointments Tuesday
IH News Desk
NATIONAL, July 16, 2024: President Draupadi Murmu has appointed Justices N Kotiswar Singh, Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh and R Mahadevan, Judge of the Madras High Court as Judges of the Supreme Court of India on Tuesday. ![](https://indigenousherald.com/ImagesForAll/Judges.jpg)
According to their warrants of appointment, they will assume their respective offices in order of seniority, effective from the date they assume charge.
This marks the first time a judge from Manipur has been elevated to the Supreme Court, with no other state in northeast India, except Assam, having previously had a judge in the apex court.
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