Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant will administer the oath of office to five new judges of the Supreme Court on Tuesday. The swearing-in ceremony for Justices Sheel Nagu, Shree Chandrashekhar, Sanjeev Sachdeva, Arun Palli, and senior advocate V. Mohana will take place at 10.30 a.m. in the Auditorium on the third floor of the Administrative Buildings Complex (ABC) of the Supreme Court.
Special arrangements have been made by the Supreme Court Registry for the ceremony. Parking of vehicles, except those of Registrars, will not be allowed in the Administrative Buildings Complex on the day of the ceremony. The Centre approved the appointments of the four High Court Chief Justices and senior advocate Mohana as judges of the Supreme Court based on the Supreme Court Collegium’s recommendations.
The Supreme Court Collegium recommended the elevation of the five justices in meetings held on May 22 and May 27. Justice Nagu, Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court; Justice Chandrashekhar, Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court; Justice Sachdeva, Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court; Justice Palli, Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court; and senior advocate V. Mohana were appointed to the Supreme Court.
Justice Nagu, Justice Chandrashekhar, Justice Sachdeva, and Justice Palli have notable backgrounds in their respective High Courts. Senior advocate Mohana has a history of appearing in various constitutional, civil, and service law matters before the Supreme Court. The appointments come after the President, in consultation with the CJI, approved their elevation to the apex court.
