With 5 judge appointments, SC's strength increases to 37

NEW DELHI: The law ministry on Monday notified the appointment of five judges for Supreme Court, taking the strength of the apex court to 37, including the Chief Justice of India.

The five new judges who will assume charges after taking oath on Tuesday are senior advocate Venkita Subramani Mohana, and four high court chief justices - Justice Shree Chandrashekhar of Bombay HC, Justice Sheel Nagu of Punjab & Haryana HC, Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva of Madhya Pradesh HC, and Justice Arun Palli of J&K and Ladakh HC.

With this, SC will still have one vacancy to be filled as per the enhanced sanctioned strength. The law ministry had on May 16 promulgated an ordinance, Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Ordinance, 2026, increasing the strength of SC judges from 33 to 37 with immediate effect. With this amendment, the SC strength was increased to 38 judges, including the CJI. TNN