India, June 2 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday reached a historic milestone as Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant administered the oath of office to five new judges, taking the apex court's working strength to 37-the highest in its history.

The newly inducted judges are Justices Sheel Nagu, Shree Chandrashekhar, Sanjeev Sachdeva, Arun Palli and V. Mohana. The swearing-in ceremony was held on the premises of the Supreme Court.

With the appointments, the court is now just one judge short of its revised sanctioned strength of 38, including the Chief Justice of India. The Centre had approved the appointments on Monday, following recommendations made by the Supreme Court Collegium on May 27.

The newly appointed judges include Justice Sh...