Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment of 7 Advocates & 3 Judicial Officers as High Court Judges

In a meeting held on 2 June 2026, the Supreme Court Collegium, led by CJI Surya Kant, recommended the names several Advocates and Judicial Officers for appointment as High Court Judges.

The recommended names and their respective High Courts are as follows:

Madhya Pradesh High Court

1. Amit Lahoti, Advocate, has been recommended for Judgeship

Karnataka High Court

The Collegium recommended the names of the following Advocates for Judgeship

1. Raghavendra Seetharam Srivatsa

2. Hema Kulkarni

3. Subramanya Rangarao

4. Thadagavadi Prakash Vivekananda

5. Bakkeswara Pramod

6. Hombe Gowda Shanthi Bhushan

Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Collegium recommended the names of the following Judicial Officers for Judgeship

1. Chirag Bhanu Singh

2. Bhupesh Sharma

3. Yogesh Jaswal