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. 

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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