New Delhi, June 2 -- Chief Justice of India, Surya Kant, administered the oath of office on Tuesday to five new appointed judges of the Supreme Court, thus taking the number of judges at the country's apex court to a record 37.

The oath of office was administered by the CJI to justices Sheel Nagu, Shree Chandrashekhar, Sanjeev Sachdeva, Arun Palli, and V Mohana.

The swearing-in comes ahead of the retirement of two senior SC judges this month -- Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice J K Maheshwari, who are set to retire on 16 and 28 June, respectively.

On 27 May, the names of these five judges were recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium, and the appointments came through within a span of four days.

Here we take a look at these five jud...