Five New Supreme Court Judges Appointed
The Supreme Court of India has received five new judges, taking its working strength to 37, including the Chief Justice of India. The appointments come after the Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, recommended the names for elevation.
Supreme Court Gets Five New Judges
The newly appointed judges are Justice Sheel Nagu, Justice Shree Chandrashekhar, Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, Justice Arun Palli and Senior Advocate V. Mohana. Four of them were serving as Chief Justices of High Courts, while V. Mohana has been elevated directly from the Bar.
The appointments were cleared by the Centre after the Collegium made its recommendations in May. With these additions, the Supreme Court is now close to its sanctioned strength of 38 judges.
CJI Surya Kant-Led Collegium Recommendations
The recommendations were made by the Supreme Court Collegium headed by CJI Surya Kant. Justice Sheel Nagu was serving as Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Justice Shree Chandrashekhar as Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva as Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, and Justice Arun Palli as Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
Senior Advocate Venkita Subramani Mohana’s elevation is significant as direct appointments from the Bar to the Supreme Court are relatively rare.
Supreme Court Strength Rises To 37
The increase in the Supreme Court’s working strength is expected to help the apex court handle its large caseload more efficiently. The sanctioned strength of the court was recently raised to 38 judges, and the latest appointments leave only one vacancy.
The move comes at a time when judicial pendency remains a major concern across courts in India. Filling vacancies in the Supreme Court is seen as an important step toward improving the pace of hearings and disposal of cases.
