Centre appoints five new Supreme Court judges

June 1, 2026

New Delhi: Acting on the recommendation of the Supreme Court Collegium, the Centre on Monday cleared the elevation of four High Court Chief Justices and senior advocate V. Mohana as judges of the Supreme Court.

In a post on X, Union Minister for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal announced that the President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India (CJI), had appointed Justices Sheel Nagu, Shree Chandrashekhar, Sanjeev Sachdeva and Arun Palli, along with senior advocate V. Mohana, as judges of the apex court.

In exercise of the power conferred by clause (2) of Article 124 of the Constitution of India, the President of India, after consultation with Chief Justice of India, is pleased to appoint the following as Judges of the Supreme Court of India. I convey my best wishes to them:- pic.twitter.com/WxHaRYWF6p

— Arjun Ram Meghwal (@arjunrammeghwal) June 1, 2026

“In exercise of the power conferred by clause (2) of Article 124 of the Constitution of India, the President of India, after consultation with Chief Justice of India, is pleased to appoint the following as Judges of the Supreme Court of India,” Meghwal said.

Supreme Court recommends Four CJs and Senior Advocate to Apex Court

The appointments come days after the Supreme Court Collegium recommended the elevation of the four Chief Justices and senior advocate Mohana to the apex court. “The Supreme Court Collegium, in its meetings held on 22nd & 27th May, 2026, has recommended elevation of the following persons as Judges in the Supreme Court,” the Collegium had said in a statement uploaded on the apex court website.

Here are recommended names

The recommended names were Justice Sheel Nagu, Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court (Parent High Court: Madhya Pradesh High Court); Justice Shree Chandrashekhar, Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court (Parent High Court: Jharkhand High Court); Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court (Parent High Court: Delhi High Court); Justice Arun Palli, Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court (Parent High Court: Punjab and Haryana High Court); and senior advocate V. Mohana.

The appointments follow the Centre’s decision to increase the sanctioned strength of judges in the Supreme Court. Last month, President Droupadi Murmu promulgated the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Ordinance, 2026, raising the sanctioned strength from 33 to 37 judges, excluding the Chief Justice of India (CJI), with a view to tackling mounting pendency and expediting the disposal of cases.