Guwahati, May 29 -- The Union government on Thursday appointed three new Supreme Court judges, following President Droupadi Murmu's assent to the collegium's recommendations a day prior.

The formal notification from the Union Law Ministry on Thursday afternoon finalized the process initiated by the Supreme Court collegium on May 26.

Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal announced the appointments on his official social media handle X, stating that 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...