Justice Dipankar Dutta takes oath as judge of Supreme Court

• Justice Dipankar Dutta has took oath as a judge of the Supreme Court. Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud administered the oath to Justice Dutta in the swearing-in ceremony in the Supreme Court in the presence of all judges.
• With the appointment of Justice Dutta, the Supreme Court will have 28 judges out of the strength of 34 judges.
• Justice Dutta will have a term till February 8, 2030.
• 57-year-old Justice Datta will have a nearly eight-year tenure in the Supreme court until his retirement in February 2030 at the age of 65.
• His name was recommended by a Supreme Court Collegium led by Justice U.U. Lalit on September 26.
• The pendency of his file with the government for well over two months had been a source of consternation for both the Supreme Court and the apex court lawyers’ community.