Justices Debabrata Das and Satrughna Pujahari were sworn in as a permanent judge and an additional judge, respectively, of the Odisha High Court here on Friday.
Chief Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel administered the oath of office to them in HC premises. Revenue Minister SN Patro was also present at the swearing-in ceremony. With this, the number of HC judges, including the Chief Justice, increased to 17. Still five more posts of judges are lying vacant.
Justice Das was earlier the District and Sessions Judge of Ganjam and Justice Pujahari was working as the Principal Secretary law Department.