Centre Appoints Five Judges To Supreme Court Following Collegium Recommendation
Five judges appointed to Supreme Court, expanding judicial strength.
The Supreme Court of India has received five new judges following the Centre’s approval of elevations recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium, increasing the total sanctioned strength of the apex court to 37 judges. The appointments were cleared on Monday after consultation between the President of India and the Chief Justice of India, marking a significant expansion of the judiciary at the highest level.
Union Law and Justice Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal confirmed the appointments in a post on X, stating that the President had appointed four Chief Justices of various High Courts along with senior advocate V. Mohana as judges of the Supreme Court. The development comes shortly after the Collegium formally recommended their elevation following meetings held in late May 2026.
The newly appointed judges include Justice Sheel Nagu, Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court; Justice Shree Chandrashekhar, Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court; Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court; and Justice Arun Palli, Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court. Senior advocate V. Mohana has also been elevated from the Bar to the bench, marking a notable inclusion from the legal fraternity.
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Each of the newly appointed judges brings extensive judicial experience across multiple High Courts. Their careers span decades of service in constitutional, civil, and service law matters, with several of them having served as judges before being elevated to Chief Justice positions in different states. Senior advocate V. Mohana, meanwhile, has been recognised for her extensive practice in the Supreme Court, particularly in constitutional and civil litigation.
The expansion follows the recent promulgation of the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Ordinance, 2026, through which the sanctioned strength of judges—excluding the Chief Justice of India—was increased from 33 to 37. The move was aimed at addressing rising case pendency and improving the pace of disposal of matters before the apex court.
With the induction of the five new judges, the Supreme Court is expected to operate with enhanced capacity as it continues to handle a growing backlog of constitutional, criminal, and civil cases. The development marks one of the most significant structural expansions of the Court in recent years, reflecting ongoing efforts to strengthen judicial efficiency at the national level.
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