Collegium Recommends Four High Court Chief Justices

The Supreme Court Collegium recommended four judges for appointment as chief justices of High Courts at a meeting on October 26, 2026. The recommendations include Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty of the Calcutta High Court to head the Telangana High Court. The Collegium also recommended Justice P. Sam Koshy for the Delhi High Court, Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak for the Gujarat High Court and Justice Sudhir Singh for the Uttarakhand High Court. All four recommendations concern chief-justice positions at different High Courts. Chakraborty’s recommendation does not complete his appointment. The Union government must process the recommendation, and a formal notification must be issued before the appointment takes effect. No date for that step was reported. Koshy is serving as Acting Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court, according to reports of the recommendations. Pathak serves at the Gujarat High Court, while Singh is a judge of the Patna High Court. Their recommendations, like Chakraborty’s, remain subject to the appointment process. The Telangana post became vacant following the elevation of former Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh to the Supreme Court, according to one...