New Delhi, June 2: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Tuesday administered the oath of office to five new judges of the Supreme Court, taking the court's strength to 37.
The appointments come days after the sanctioned strength of the Supreme Court was increased from 34 to 38 through an ordinance issued by the Central Government.
The recommendation to elevate the appointees was made by the Supreme Court Collegium headed by the CJI on May 27. The same was cleared by the Central Government on June 1.
The CJI administered oath of office to Justices Sheel Nagu, Shree Chandrashekhar, Sanjeev Sachdeva, Arun Palli and V Mohana at a ceremony held in the Supreme Court.
The elevation of senior advocate Mohana is expected to strengthen women's representation in the apex court, which currently has only one woman judge, Justice BV Nagarathna. No woman has been appointed to the apex court since August 2021.
The Supreme Court Collegium on May 27 had recommended five names - Justice Sheel Nagu, Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court, Justice Shree Chandrashekhar, Chief Justice of Bombay High Court, Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court, Justice Arun Palli, Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, and senior advocate V Mohana - to the Centre for appointment as judges of the Supreme Court of India. The recommendation was made at the Collegium meetings held on May 22 and 27.
