Senior Advocate V Mohana is among the five new judges recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium

XFollowing the recent increase in the court's sanctioned strength from 34 to 38 judges, the Supreme Court Collegium, led by the Honorable Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, has proposed the appointment of the five new judges to the highest court. Senior counsel V Mohana and the four Chief Justices of the High Court have contributed to this recommendation. After Justice Indu Malhotra, V Mohana will be the second woman directly selected from the bar to the Supreme Court, making her elevation genuinely historic.The number of Supreme Court judges has increased to 38.

The Honorable President recently issued an act expanding the number of Supreme Court judges from 34 to 38. The action was intended to address the Increasing the number of pending cases The burden of judges Quicker case resolution The collegium has suggested the five new appointments to cover the extra openings as a result of this enlargement. The Supreme Court will have 37 judges instead of just 32 if it is accepted, leaving just one vacancy.Which Judges Are Suggested? The following names have been suggested by the collegium: Sheel Nagu, Justice Senior Advocate V. Mohana, Justices Shree Chandrashekhar, Sanjeev Sachdeva, and Arun Palli