In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (2) of article 124 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint (i) Shri Justice Deepak Verma, Chief Justice, Rajasthan High Court and (ii) Dr. Justice Balbir Singh Chauhan, Chief Justice, Orissa, High Court to be Judges of the Supreme Court of India, in that order of seniority with effect from the dates they assume charge of their respective offices.

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In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Periya Veedu Quadir Meeran Barkath Ali, as an Additional Judges of the Delhi High Court, for a period of two years with effect from the date he assumes charge of his offices.

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In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint (i) Shri Ajit Bharihoke (ii) Shri Vinay Kumar Jain (iii) Smt. Indermeet Kaur Kochhar and (iv) Shri Anil Kumar Pathak, Judicial Officers of the Delhi High Court, as Additional Judges of the Delhi High Court, in that order of seniority, for a period of two years with effect from the dates they assume charge of their respective offices.

Judicial appointments confirm elevation and fixed additional-judge tenures commencing upon assumption of office. Two Chief Justices of State High Courts were appointed as Supreme Court Judges under clause (2) of article 124 in a specified order of seniority, with appointment effective on assumption of charge. Separately, five individuals were appointed as Additional Judges of the Delhi High Court under clause (1) of article 224 for a two-year tenure and in a prescribed seniority order, effective from the dates they assume charge.