The Chief Justice of India, Justice Suryakant, will administer the oath of office and secrecy to five newly appointed judges of the Supreme Court of India on Tuesday following approval of their appointments by the Union government. With these appointments, the total strength of judges in the Supreme Court will increase to 37.
According to the Supreme Court Registry, the oath-taking ceremony will be held at the auditorium of the administrative building complex of the Supreme Court in New Delhi. Senior judicial officials, judges, administrative officers, and other dignitaries are expected to attend the ceremony. Special security and administrative arrangements have been made for the event, and court administration coordinated with various departments to ensure its smooth conduct.
The newly appointed judges include four Chief Justices of High Courts and one senior advocate. The appointees are Justice Sheel Nagu, Justice S. Chandrashekhar, Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, Justice Arun Palli, and V. Mohana.
The appointments were formally notified by the President after receiving approval from the Government of India. The Union Ministry of Law and Justice approved the appointments based on the recommendations of the Supreme Court Collegium. The President granted final approval to the appointments after consultation with the Chief Justice of India in accordance with the judicial appointments process.
Appointments to the Supreme Court of India are made through the collegium system, under which the Chief Justice of India and the four senior-most judges of the Supreme Court recommend names for vacancies. In recent meetings, the collegium recommended the names of senior judges from various High Courts and one senior advocate, following which the Union government completed the required process and approved the appointments.
