New Delhi, 02 June (H.S.): The Supreme Court of India has welcomed five new judges, with Chief Justice Surya Kant administering the oath of office to them on Tuesday. With these appointments, the total strength of judges in the apex court has risen to 37.

The Chief Justice administered the oath to Justice Sheel Nagu, Justice Shri Chandrashekhar, Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, Justice Arun Palli, and Justice V. Mohan as judges of the Supreme Court.

President Droupadi Murmu had approved the appointments of these judges to the Supreme Court on Monday.

The appointments were recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium during its meetings held on May 22 and May 27. Following the President’s approval, the judges formally assumed office after taking the oath administered by the Chief Justice.

The induction of the five judges is expected to strengthen the functioning of the Supreme Court and help address the growing workload and pendency of cases before the country’s highest judicial institution.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar