Bhubaneswar: The President of India Ram Nath Kovind today appointed three new judges to the Orissa High Court.
A press note issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice said that in exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India is pleased to appoint V Narasingh, Advocate; Biraja Prasanna Satapathy, Advocate; and Murahari Sri Raman, Advocate to be judges of the Orissa High Court with effect from the date they assume charge of their respective offices.
With the appointment of the three judges, the number of judges in the Orissa High Court rose to 21