Justice KM Joseph on being 25th Supreme Court judge

In the first public appearance a week after his rancorous elevation to the Supreme Court, Justice K M Joseph says even when aged 60 plus he felt like a baby again "being the 25th judge of the court".
Though judge Joseph did not directly state it, the comments are being widely seen as a veiled reference to the Centre's tinkering with his seniority ahead of his appointment to the SC.
Though he was the senior-most, and his name recommended first for judgeship (way back in January), he was sworn in third after Justice Indira Banerjee and Vineet Saran on August 7, making him the junior-most judge in Supreme Court.
In the first public appearance a week after his rancorous elevation to the Supreme Court, Justice K M Joseph says even when aged 60 plus he felt like a baby again "being the 25th judge of the court".
Though judge Joseph did not directly state it, the comments are being widely seen as a veiled reference to the Centre's tinkering with his seniority ahead of his appointment to the SC.
Though he was the senior-most, and his name recommended first for judgeship (way back in January), he was sworn in third after Justice Indira Banerjee and Vineet Saran on August 7, making him the junior-most judge in Supreme Court ....more
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