The Supreme Court Collegium, in its meeting held on 26 October 2026, approved the proposal for the appointment of 7 advocates as Judges of the Madhya Pradesh High Court. The advocates recommended for appointment are:
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Dr. Vivek Sharan
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Rajesh Kumar Shukla
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Kanak Gaharwar @ Kanak Lata Singh
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Bhakti Vyas
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Shreyas Pandit
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Mrinal Elker @ Mrinal Mazumdar
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Avinash Zargar
According to the Department of Justice’s statement on judicial strength dated 6 October 2026, the Madhya Pradesh High Court had a sanctioned strength of 53 Judges, comprising 40 permanent Judges and 13 Additional Judges. Its working strength stood at 38 Judges, including 33 permanent Judges and 5 Additional Judges, leaving 15 vacancies, i.e., 7 permanent Judges and 8 Additional Judges.
Bombay High Court Appointments
On the same day, the Supreme Court Collegium recommended the appointment of Ajay Sharma, Judicial Member of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Mumbai, and advocate Vaibhav Anant Sugdare as Judges of the Bombay High Court.
The Collegium’s recommendations will now undergo the subsequent appointment process, and the appointments will be formalised through the requisite warrants issued by the President of India.
