The Central government on Thursday cleared the elevation of Justices NV Anjaria, Vijay Bishnoi and Atul S Chandurkar as judges of the Supreme Court of India..Union Minister of State (I/C) for Law and Justice of India Arjun Ram Meghwal in a post on X said, “In exercise of the powers conferred by the Constitution of India, the President, after consultation with Chief Justice of India, is pleased to appoint S/Shri Justices (i) N.V. Anjaria, Chief Justice, High Court of Karnataka, (ii) Vijay Bishnoi, Chief Justice, High Court of Gauhati and (iii) A.S. Chandurkar, Judge, High Court of Bombay as Judges of the Supreme Court of India.”.With the three new appointments, the Court will operate at its full sanctioned strength of 34..The recommendation to elevate the three High Court judges to the Supreme Court was made by the Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India BR Gavai on May 26..Justice NV Anjaria is currently Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court. His parent High Court is Gujarat.Justice Vijay Bishnoi, whose parent High Court is Rajasthan, is currently Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court.Justice Atul S Chandurkar is a judge at the Bombay High Court..Justice Anjaria began practicing law at the Gujarat High Court in August 1988 under Senior Advocate SN Shelat. He handled constitutional, civil, labour and service matters and served as standing counsel for various state bodies.He was appointed as an additional judge of the Gujarat High Court on November 21, 2011 and became a permanent judge on September 6, 2013. He took oath as Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court on February 25, 2024..Justice Bishnoi was enrolled as an advocate on July 8, 1989. He practiced at the Rajasthan High Court and the Central Administrative Tribunal in Jodhpur, handling a wide range of matters including civil, criminal, constitutional, service and election cases. He served as Additional Central Government Standing Counsel (2000–2004) and represented various departments of the Rajasthan government.Justice Bishnoi was appointed an additional judge of the Rajasthan High Court on January 8, 2013 and became a permanent judge on January 7, 2015. He was appointed Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court and took oath on February 5, 2024..Justice Chandurkar enrolled as a lawyer on July 21, 1988, and began his legal career in the chambers of Senior Advocate BN Naik in Mumbai. In 1992, he shifted his practice to Nagpur, where he appeared before various courts and dealt with a wide range of legal matters.He was appointed an additional judge of the Bombay High Court on June 21, 2013.
