CJI Kant to administer oath to five new SC judges today
Jun 02, 2026 • Sidrah Gohar • Legal Announcements / Legal Notices
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Siasat
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant is set to administer the oath of office to five new judges of the Supreme Court on Tuesday, June 2, following the Centre’s approval of their elevation to the apex court
According to a circular issued by the Supreme Court Registry, the swearing-in ceremony of Justices Sheel Nagu, Shree Chandrashekhar, Sanjeev Sachdeva, and Arun Palli, along with senior advocate V. Mohana, will be held at 10.30 a.m. in the Auditorium on the third floor of the Administrative Buildings Complex (ABC) of the Supreme Court.
The Registry has made special arrangements for the ceremony and notified officers, staff members, and coordinating agencies, including the Supreme Court Security and the CPWD. In view of the event, parking of vehicles, except those of Registrars, will not be permitted in the Administrative Buildings Complex on the day of the ceremony.The Supreme Court Collegium, in its meetings held on May 22 and May 27, had recommended the elevation of Justice Sheel Nagu, Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court; Justice Shree Chandrashekhar, Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court; Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court; Justice Arun Palli, Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court; and senior advocate V. Mohana.
Justice Nagu was appointed as a judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in May 2011 and became Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in July 2024.