Justices Dinesh Maheshwari, Sanjiv Khanna sworn in as SC judges

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File photo of the Supreme Court.

New Delhi, January 18: Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Sanjiv Khanna were sworn in as Supreme Court judges on Friday.

Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi administered the oath of office to Justices Maheshwari and Khanna during the swearing-in ceremony held in court number 1 of the apex court.

The sanctioned strength of judges in the Supreme Court is 31. With the swearing-in of Justices Maheshwari and Khanna, the strength has now gone up to 28.

While Justice Maheshwari was the chief justice of the Karnataka High Court, Justice Khanna was a judge in the Delhi High Court. PTI