Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Three New Judges Appointed to Supreme Court, Strength Reaches 37
India’s President appointed three High Court chief justices to serve on the Supreme Court.
Their names are Sunita Agarwal, Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Aparesh Kumar Singh.
The law minister announced the appointments on Monday.
The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended them on September 28.
Once they take their oaths, the court is expected to have 37 judges.
The court is allowed to have up to 38 judges.
One report says the court already has 37 working judges, while another says it has 34 before the new judges join.
President Droupadi Murmu appointed Justices Sunita Agarwal, Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Aparesh Kumar Singh to the Supreme Court.
The three appointees are chief justices of the Gujarat, Delhi and Telangana High Courts, respectively.
Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal announced the appointments on Monday.
The Supreme Court Collegium recommended the names on September 28.
The reports differ on current court strength: one says 37, while another says 34 before the three judges take oath; the sanctioned strength is 38.
- Who
- President Droupadi Murmu appointed Justices Sunita Agarwal, Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Aparesh Kumar Singh.
- What
- Three High Court chief justices were appointed as Supreme Court judges.
- When
- The appointments were announced on Monday; the Collegium recommended the names on September 28.
- Where
- The Supreme Court of India; the appointees were serving at the Gujarat, Delhi and Telangana High Courts.
- Why
- The articles do not state a specific reason for the appointments.
Report one
Report two
Supreme Court’s working strength before the new judges join
Report one
The first report says the appointments take the working strength to 37, one below the sanctioned 38.
Report two
The second report says the current working strength is 34 and will rise to 37 once the three appointees formally take the oath.
- Appointees
- Sunita Agarwal, Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Aparesh Kumar Singh
- Appointing authority
- President Droupadi Murmu
- Announcement
- Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal announced the appointments on Monday.
- Collegium recommendation
- September 28
- Sanctioned Supreme Court strength
- 38 judges, including the Chief Justice of India
- Reported working strength
- One report says 37; another says 34 before the three appointees formally take oath.
- High Court posts
- Agarwal: Gujarat; Upadhyaya: Delhi; Singh: Telangana
