<p>Krishnamani said the Supreme Court registry would issue proximity card to those advocates who apply for it on the basis of their registration with the state bar councils.<br />However, an advocate registered with the state bar councils would not be allowed to enter the high-security zone of the Supreme Court on the basis of the state bar council identity card. <br /><br />Raging protest<br /><br />Hundreds of lawyers on Tuesday shouted slogans against the CJI for the new ‘high security zone’ introduced in the Supreme Court. <br /><br />Besides, the entire court complex has been kept under 24-hour surveillance through CCTV in the backdrop of reports of possible threat from terror elements. <br /><br />Advocates, clerks besides, staff and journalists can now gain entry into the Supreme Court premises only if they swipe the photo proximity cards or digital photo identity cards. <br /><br />However, the litigants are issued entry pass after they fill up a form with endorsement by a lawyer, identity proof and residential proof.<br /><br />New judges<br /><br />Four new judges – Justices Ananga Kumar Patnaik, Tirath Singh Thakur, Surinder Singh Nijjar and K S Radhakrishnan — will take over as judges of the apex court here on Monday.<br /><br />Official sources said the presidential assent has been accorded and these judges will be given oath of office on Monday by CJI K G Balakrishnan.<br /><br />After dropping the name of Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P D Dinakaran, the Supreme Court collegium had recommended the names of these judges for elevation to the apex court.<br /><br />The number of Supreme Court judges would rise to 26 with their taking over and four vacancies would remain out of the sanctioned strength of 30.</p>
<p>Krishnamani said the Supreme Court registry would issue proximity card to those advocates who apply for it on the basis of their registration with the state bar councils.<br />However, an advocate registered with the state bar councils would not be allowed to enter the high-security zone of the Supreme Court on the basis of the state bar council identity card. <br /><br />Raging protest<br /><br />Hundreds of lawyers on Tuesday shouted slogans against the CJI for the new ‘high security zone’ introduced in the Supreme Court. <br /><br />Besides, the entire court complex has been kept under 24-hour surveillance through CCTV in the backdrop of reports of possible threat from terror elements. <br /><br />Advocates, clerks besides, staff and journalists can now gain entry into the Supreme Court premises only if they swipe the photo proximity cards or digital photo identity cards. <br /><br />However, the litigants are issued entry pass after they fill up a form with endorsement by a lawyer, identity proof and residential proof.<br /><br />New judges<br /><br />Four new judges – Justices Ananga Kumar Patnaik, Tirath Singh Thakur, Surinder Singh Nijjar and K S Radhakrishnan — will take over as judges of the apex court here on Monday.<br /><br />Official sources said the presidential assent has been accorded and these judges will be given oath of office on Monday by CJI K G Balakrishnan.<br /><br />After dropping the name of Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P D Dinakaran, the Supreme Court collegium had recommended the names of these judges for elevation to the apex court.<br /><br />The number of Supreme Court judges would rise to 26 with their taking over and four vacancies would remain out of the sanctioned strength of 30.</p>
