New Delhi, June 1: The Supreme Court of India has welcomed five new judges. The Collegium, led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud, recently recommended these appointments to the President. The list includes four Chief Justices from different High Courts and one senior advocate. President Droupadi Murmu has approved these appointments, as confirmed by Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal.
Arjun Ram Meghwal stated on X, “Exercising the powers conferred under Article 124(2) of the Constitution of India, the President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, has appointed Justice Sheel Nagu (Punjab and Haryana High Court), Justice Chandrashekar (Bombay High Court), Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva (Madhya Pradesh High Court), Justice Arun Palli (Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court), and senior advocate V. Subramani Mohan as judges of the Supreme Court. I wish them all the best.”
V. Subramani Mohan is among the few who have transitioned from practicing law to becoming a Supreme Court judge. Born into a family with no legal background, she enrolled in the first batch of the five-year integrated law program at Government Law College in Coimbatore in 1983 when it was first introduced in India.
Notably, the Union Cabinet approved a proposal on May 5 to increase the number of judges in the Supreme Court from 33 to 37. The government plans to introduce a related bill in the next session of Parliament. Following the Cabinet’s approval, amendments will be made to the relevant law from 1956. Under Article 124(1) of the Constitution, the authority to increase the number of judges in the Supreme Court lies with Parliament. Once the law is enacted, the Collegium will be able to recommend new names to fill the vacancies.
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