Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud-led Supreme Court collegium has changed after two senior judges demitted office during the summer break.
Justices BR Gavai and Surya Kant joined the collegium after Justices KM Joseph and Ajay Rastogi, who were part of the collegium, retired on June 16 and 17, respectively.
The revamped collegium currently includes Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Justice BR Gavai, and Justice Surya Kant besides Chandrachud.
The reconstituted collegium faces the task of filling the vacancies in the Supreme Court which will be reduced to 31 against the sanctioned 34, with the retirement of Justice V Ramasubramanian on Thursday.
In the first week of re-opening of the top court after the summer recess, the strength of judges will further come down to 30, with Justice Krishna Murari set to demit office on July 8.
The Supreme Court is set to reopen on July 3 after the summer vacation.
The composition of the three-member collegium, which recommends names for appointment of judges in high courts, has also undergone a change with the inclusion of Justice Khanna in place of Justice Joseph. The panel headed by CJI Chandrachud also has Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul as its member.
