Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justice Manmohan As Supreme Court Judge

The Central Governemnt has notified the appointment of Justice Manmohan, Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, as a judge of the Supreme Court.

Union Minister of Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal announced the appointment in a post on 'X' :

"In exercise of the powers conferred by the Constitution of India, the President, after consultation with Chief Justice of India, is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Manmohan, Chief Justice, High Court of Delhi as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India."

It was on November 23 that the Supreme Court Collegium recommended the elevation of Justice Manmohan to the Supreme Court. With his appointment, the Supreme Court will have 33 judges against a sanctioned strength of 34 judges.

The Collegium headed by CJI Sanjiv Khanna noted that Justice Manmohan stands at Sl. No. 2 in the combined all-India seniority of High Court Judges and he is the senior-most Judge in the High Court of Delhi. While recommending his name, the Collegium considered the fact that, at present, the Bench of Supreme Court is represented by only one Judge from the High Court of Delhi.

The High Court Chief Justice was born on December 17, 1962 and is the son of Jagmohan Malhotra, former governor of Jammu and Kashmir and former Lt Governor of Delhi as well.

Justice Manmohan was designated as a senior advocate by the Delhi High Court on January 18, 2003. He was appointed as Additional Judge of Delhi High Court on March 13, 2008. He was made a Permanent Judge on December 17, 2009.

Justice Manmohan was appointed as the Acting Chief Justice of Delhi High Court w.e.f. November 09, 2023. In September, he took charge as the Chief Justice of the High Court.