Centre clears 5 names as judges of Supreme Court

New Delhi: The Centre on Monday cleared the appointment of four high court chief justices and senior advocate V Mohana as judges of the Supreme Court.

Union law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal shared the development via a post on X. The appointments come days after the sanctioned strength of the Supreme Court was increased from 34 to 38 through an Ordinance issued by the government. With the five new appointments, 37 positions in the top court now stand filled.

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Along with senior advocate Mohana, the new appointees are justice Sheel Nagu (Punjab and Haryana High Court CJ), justice Shree Chandrashekhar (Bombay High Court CJ), justice Sanjeev Sachdeva (Madhya Pradesh High Court CJ) and justice Arun Palli (J&K and Ladakh High Court CJ). The recommendation to elevate the five was made by the Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant last week.