On 4 May 2026, the Supreme Court Collegium led by CJI Surya Kant, recommended the appointment of several Advocates and Judicial Officers as Judges for the High Courts of Punjab & Haryana and Andhra Pradesh respectively.
In this meeting, a total 13 Collegium recommendations were made, out of which, 4 women were recommended for judgeship as well.
The recommendations are as follows-
Andhra Pradesh High Court
The following Judicial Officers were recommended for appointment as Judges
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Sunitha Gandham
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Alapati Giridhar
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Purushottam Kumar Chintalapudi @ Ch. Purushottama Kumar
Punjab and Haryana High Court
Following Advocates were recommended for appointment as Judges
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Monica Chhibber Sharma
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Harmeet Singh Deol
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Puja Chopra
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Sunish Bindlish
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Navdeep Singh
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Divya Sharma
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Ravinder Malik
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Pravindra Singh Chauhan
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Rajesh Gaur
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Minderjeet Yadav