On June 1, 2026, the Ministry of Law and Justice announced that the President of India, exercising powers under clause (2) of Article 124 of the Constitution of India, has appointed five new judges to the Supreme Court of India. The appointments become effective on the date the appointees assume charge of their respective offices.
The newly appointed judges and their previous designations are:
* **Shri Justice Sheel Nagu:** Chief Justice, High Court of Punjab and Haryana.
* **Shri Justice Shree Chandrashekhar:** Chief Justice, High Court of Bombay.
* **Shri Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva:** Chief Justice, High Court of Madhya Pradesh.
* **Shri Justice Arun Palli:** Chief Justice, High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.
* **Smt. Venkita Subramani Mohana:** Senior advocate.
The official notification was issued by Jagannath Srinivasan, Joint Secretary to the Government of India. The Press Information Bureau (PIB) release (ID: 2267354) noted a visitor count of 3,951 and is available in several regional languages, including Urdu, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam.
Key Entities Referenced
Article 124 of the Constitution of India: The specific constitutional provision granting the President of India the power to appoint judges to the Supreme Court.
Ministry of Law and Justice: The central ministry responsible for the administration of justice and the formal notification of judicial appointments.
Supreme Court of India: The highest judicial court in India to which five new judges have been appointed to assume office.
Ministry of Law and Justice
Supreme Court Gets Five New Judges as
President Approves Appointments
Posted On: 01 JUN 2026 9:31AM by PIB Delhi
Vide Notifications of even number dated 01.06.2026, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (2) of
Article 124 of the Constitution of India, the Hon’ble President of India is pleased to appoint (i) Shri
Justice Sheel Nagu, Chief Justice, High Court of Punjab and Haryana, (ii) Shri Justice Shree
Chandrashekhar, Chief Justice, High Court of Bombay, (iii) Shri Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, Chief Justice,
High Court of Madhya Pradesh, (iv) Shri Justice Arun Palli, Chief Justice, High Court of Jammu &
Kashmir and Ladakh and (v) Smt. Venkita Subramani Mohana, Senior advocate, to be Judges of the
Supreme Court of India with effect from the date they assume charge of their office.
(Jagannath Srinivasan)
Joint Secretary to the Government of India
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