The Central Government has approved the appointment of five new judges for the Supreme Court. These include four Chief Justices of the High Court and one senior lawyer. On Monday (June 1), Union Law and Justice Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal gave this information on social media platform X. Let us know who are the five new judges of the Supreme Court.
With the appointments of these five new judges, the total number of judges in the Supreme Court has now increased to 37. This is expected to expedite the disposal of pending cases and judicial work. These appointments were recommended last week by the Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice (CJI) Surya Kant.
Names of these five people included
The five people who have been appointed judges of the Supreme Court include Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court Justice Sheel Nagu, Chief Justice of Bombay High Court Justice Shri Chandrashekhar, Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court Justice Arun Palli as well as senior advocate V. Mohana.
Justice Sheel Nagu
Justice Sheel Nagu, born on January 1, 1965, was originally associated with the Madhya Pradesh High Court. Before his elevation to the Supreme Court, Justice Sheel Nagu served as the Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. He started practicing law in 1987 and specialized in civil, constitutional and service related matters. In 2011, he was made an additional judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court and was appointed a permanent judge in 2013. In July 2024, he took oath as the Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court.
During his tenure in Madhya Pradesh, Justice Nagu has given many important decisions related to environmental protection, right to privacy and personal freedom. He was also a part of the internal committee that investigated the famous cash at residence case involving Justice Yashwant Verma. His tenure will last till 31 December 2029.
Justice Shri Chandrashekhar
Justice Chandrashekhar serves as the Chief Justice of Bombay High Court. Born in Ranchi, Chandrashekhar studied law from Delhi University and started practicing law in 1993. In 2013, he became a judge of Jharkhand High Court and was later appointed Chief Justice of Bombay High Court.
He has heard important cases related to Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case, Malegaon blast case and Versova-Bhayander Coastal Road project of Mumbai. Chandrashekhar’s appointment is also considered important because Jharkhand currently had no representation in the Supreme Court. Chandrashekhar will retire in May 2030.
Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva
Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva is a judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court. Sachdeva was born on 26 December 1964. He graduated from Shri Ram College of Commerce and Campus Law Centre, Delhi University. He started his judicial career from Delhi High Court. He has also served as a standing counsel for the Bar Council of India for a long time. His tenure in the Supreme Court will be for about three and a half years.
Justice Arun Palli
Patiala-born Justice Arun Palli was serving as the Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court. He graduated in law from Punjab University in 1988 and practiced law in the Punjab and Haryana High Court. He served as Additional Advocate General of Punjab between 2004 and 2007 and was designated Senior Advocate in 2007.
He was elevated as judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in December 2013 and later became judge of the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court in April 2025. He also served as the acting chairman of Haryana State Legal Services Authority. His tenure in the Supreme Court will be a little more than three years.
Senior Advocate V Mohana
Among these appointments, senior lawyer V. Mohana is being discussed the most. Justice V Mohana is the second woman lawyer in the country after Justice Indu Malhotra, who has been appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court directly from being a lawyer. Not only this, Justice V Mohana is the 12th woman judge in the history of the Supreme Court. At present Justice BV Nagarathna is a judge in the Supreme Court and V Mohana will be the second woman judge.
Born in Coimbatore
Justice Mohana obtained his law degree from Coimbatore Law College. She became an advocate-on-record in the Supreme Court in 1996 and was designated a senior advocate by the Supreme Court in 2015. She was a classmate of current Supreme Court Justice KV Vishwanathan and also worked with him in the office of former Attorney General of India KK Venugopal. She has appeared in important cases in the Supreme Court, including cases related to permanent commission for women officers in the armed forces, property rights of senior citizens and the Karnataka hijab ban case. Her tenure will be about five years and she will retire in June 2031.
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