CJI administers oath of office to 5 newly appointed judges of Supreme Court

New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Tuesday administered the oath of office to five newly appointed judges of the Supreme Court.

In a ceremony, newly appointed judges Justice Sheel Nagu, Justice Shree Chandrashekhar, Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, Justice Arun Palli, and senior advocate V Mohana were sworn in as judges of the Supreme Court.

With this, the court’s working strength has risen to 37, (including the CJI) as against the sanctioned strength of 38, leaving one vacancy.

Earlier on May 27, the Supreme Court Collegium recommended the elevation of the four HC Chief Justices, and senior advocate V Mohana to the top court.

It had, in its meeting held on May 22 and 27, approved the elevation of five persons as judges of the Supreme Court, including four sitting Chief Justices of High Courts.

The recommendation of the apex court Collegium was made at the meetings held on May 22 and 27.

It is to be noted that after August 2021, no woman judge has been appointed to the Supreme Court.

Recently, the strength of the Supreme Court was increased to 38 judges (including the CJI), raising the strength by four.