The President of India on Wednesday appointed Justice Alok Aradhe, Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, and Justice Vipul Manubhai Pancholi, Chief Justice of the Patna High Court, as Judges of the Supreme Court.
The Kolhapur Circuit Bench will have jurisdiction over six districts; Satara, Sangli, Solapur, Kolhapur, Ratnagiri, and Sindhudurg districts of Maharashtra. A notification regarding the bench was issued by Bombay High Court Chief Justice Alok Aradhe on August 1.
Telangana High Court Chief Justice Alok Aradhe administered the oath of office to Radhakrishnan at a function attended by Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, his cabinet colleagues and other dignitaries at the Raj Bhavan here.