Singh was appointed as Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on February 12, last year and took oath of office on February 15.
Union minister for law and justice, Arjun Ram Meghwal, on Tuesday, said that President Droupadi Mumru has appointed the Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, H N Kotiswar Singh, and Judge of the Madras High Court, R Mahadevan, as judges of the Supreme Court.

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Singh was appointed as Chief Justice on February 12, last year and took the oath of office on February 15. He is the first from the northeastern state of Manipur to become an SC judge.
His name was recommended by the collegium led by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud and comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna, B R Gavai, Surya Kant, and Hrishikesh Roy unanimously.
After over 50 years of statehood, Manipur has, for the first time, secured representation in the apex court.
Meanwhile, R Mahadevan is the acting Chief Justice of Madras High Court and belongs to the backward class.