According to three separate statements issued by the Supreme Court, the Collegium recommended new Chief Justices for the Gujarat, Delhi, Telangana and Uttarakhand High Courts. It also approved two names for judicial appointments to the Bombay High Court and seven advocates for appointment as judges of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
The recommendations cover four High Courts, with the proposed appointments also involving judicial officers serving in different High Courts and individuals from the legal profession.
Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak, currently a judge of the Gujarat High Court, has been recommended for appointment as Chief Justice of the same High Court. His parent High Court is the Gauhati High Court.
Justice P. Sam Koshy, who is currently serving at the Telangana High Court, has been recommended for appointment as Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court. His parent High Court is the Chhattisgarh High Court.
The Collegium has recommended Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty of the Calcutta High Court for appointment as Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court.
Similarly, Justice Sudhir Singh of the Patna High Court has been recommended for appointment as Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court.
These recommendations propose leadership changes across the four High Courts, subject to the appointment process.
Bombay High Court Clears Two Judicial Appointments
In a separate decision taken on October 26, 2026, the Supreme Court Collegium approved proposals for the appointment of two individuals as judges of the Bombay High Court.
The approved names are Ajay Sharma, a judicial member of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), based in Mumbai, and advocate Vaibhav Anant Sugadare.
The approval covers appointments from both the tribunal and the legal profession.
Seven Advocates Approved for Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Collegium also approved proposals to appoint seven advocates as judges of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
The names approved for appointment are Dr. Vivek Sharan, Rajesh Kumar Shukla, Kanak Gaharwar, also known as Kanak Lata Singh, Bhakti Vyas, Shreyas Pandit, Mrinal Elkar, also known as Mrinal Majumdar, and Avinash Jargar.
With these approvals, the Collegium has cleared proposals covering nine judicial appointments to the Bombay and Madhya Pradesh High Courts, alongside recommendations for four Chief Justice appointments. The decisions taken at the October 26 meeting mark a series of proposed judicial appointments across the four High Courts and two additional judicial institutions.
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