Supreme Court Collegium proposes four judges for HC Chief Justiceships

Supreme Court Collegium proposes four judges for HC Chief Justiceships left A view of the Supreme Court of India in New Delhi. Sushil Kumar Verma Sushil Kumar Verma SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA NEW DELHI, 16/10/2026: FOR INDEX----- A view of Supreme Court of India,. New Delhi on Friday. Photo: Sushil Kumar Verma / The Hindu Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak, Justice P. Sam Koshy, Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty and Justice Sudhir Singh are the four Judges NEW DELHI The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended four judges for appointment as Chief Justices of the High Courts of Gujarat, Delhi, Telangana and Uttarakhand.

Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak, who is currently serving as a judge in the Gujarat High Court, has been recommended for appointment as its Chief Justice in a Supreme Court Collegium resolution of October 26. Justice Pathak's parent High Court is Gauhati. Justice P. Sam Koshy, whose parent High Court is Chhattisgarh and is currently serving on the Bench of the Telangana High Court, has been proposed for the Delhi High Court Chief Justiceship.

Justices Tapabrata Chakraborty of Calcutta High Court and Sudhir Singh of Patna High Courts have been recommended for appointments as Chief Justices of Telangana and Uttarakhand High Courts, respectively. The Supreme Court Collegium has also approved the proposal for appointment of Ajay Sharma, Judicial Member, CESTAT, Mumbai, and advocate Vaibhav Anant Sugdare as judges of the Bombay High Court.