The new justices— Baidhyanath Upadhyay, Gopal Parajuli, Dipak Raj Joshi, Govinda Upadhyay, Om Prakash Mishra, Devendra Gopal Shrestha, Cholendra Shumsher Rana and Jagadish Sharma were assigned benches by Chief  Justice Damodar Prasad Sharma after administering them oath of office and secrecy this morning.

The Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) had on Monday endorsed all the eight names recommended by the Judicial Council (JC) for the post of permanent Supreme Court justices.

The committee had settled the controversy over the nominees for SC justices through a clandestine voting after the hearing committee members remained divided over the appointment of the recommend judges.

A meeting of the JC on April 22 had recommended the eight names for the post of permanent justice in the apex court.

The number of permanent justice in the apex court has now reached 13 with two more vacant posts. There is also a constitutional provision to appoint temporary justices based on the caseload in the court.