Supreme Court strength rises to 37 after five new judges take oath
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant administered the oath of office to justices Sheel Nagu, Shree Chandrashekhar, Sanjeev Sachdeva, Arun Palli and V Mohana. While the first four served as chief justices of the high court before being elevated to the top court, senior advocate Mohana was elevated to the bench directly from the bar.
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With the elevation of senior advocate V Mohana to the Supreme Court, the apex court has a woman judge after a gap of over five years. Until Justice Mohana’s appointment, Justice BV Nagarathna was the only woman judge in the top court. Justice Mohana also became the second woman lawyer to be brought directly from the bar to the top court after former judge Indu Malhotra.
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On May 27, the Supreme Court bench headed by CJI Kant recommended the elevation of four high court chief judges and senior advocate Mohana to the apex court. The central government accepted the recommendations on Monday.
