SC strength goes up to 27 as Justice Gogoi takes oath

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Apr 23: Justice Ranjan Gogoi was today sworn in as a Supreme Court judge, raising the strength of the apex court to 27 against the approved strength of 31.
 Chief Justice of India S H Kapadia administered the oath of office to Justice Gogoi, the former Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court.
 On April 2, Justice Fakir Muhammad Ibrahim Kalifulla was elevated to the apex court from the Jammu and Kashmir High Court.
 Justice Gogoi had taken charge as the Punjab and Haryana High Court Chief Justice on February 12, last year. He had joined the judiciary on February 28, 2001 when he was made a permanent judge of the Gauhati High Court. 

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