President Droupadi Murmu cleared the appointments of Justice N. Kotiswar Singh and Justice R. Mahadevan as Supreme Court judges.
Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal announced the appointments on X on Tuesday.
Once they take oath, the apex court will regain its sanctioned strength of 34, including Chief Iustice D.Y. Chandrachud.
Justice Mahadevan is at present the acting chief justice of the Madras High Court.
With his appointment as SC judge, Justice N. Kotiswar Singh has become the first judge from Manipur to have been appointed to the top court. Currently, he is the Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended their names on July 11.
