Supreme Court Judges Number increased to 28

Chief Justices of three High Courts were on 22 December 2012 elevated as judges of the Supreme Court of India, increasing the strength of the apex court to 28.Chief Justice of Madras High Court, Justice M Yusuf Eqbal, Chief Justice of Orissa High Court Justice Venkategowda and Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court Justice Vikramjit Sen were appointed as judges of the Supreme Court, in that order of seniority.
The appointment of judges will come into effect from the date they assume charge of their respective office. At present, including the Chief Justice of India, the Supreme Court has 25 judges against the sanctioned strength of 31.