President appoints Justice Sudhir Singh as Acting Chief Justice of Patna High Court
Justice Sudhir Singh will perform the duties of Chief Justice consequent upon the retirement of present Chief Justice, Meenakshi M. Rai.
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Delhi High Court Designates 85 Senior Advocates
Pursuant to the Full Court’s resolution dated 9 July 2026, the Delhi High Court has designated 85 Advocates as Senior Advocates under Section 16(2) of the Advocates Act, 1961.
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Justice Yogesh Khanna takes charge as Officiating Chairperson of NCLAT
Justice Yogesh Khanna’s appointment was made w.e.f 5 July 2026 after the conclusion of former Chairman, Justice Ashok Bhushan’s tenure on 4 July 2026.
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President Appoints Three Additional Judges to Andhra Pradesh High Court
The President of India has appointed Sunitha Gandham, Alapati Giridhar and Purushottam Kumar Chintalapudi @ Ch. Purushottama Kumar as Additional Judges of the Andhra Pradesh High Court for a period of two years under Article 224(1), Constitution of India.
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President Appoints Two Additional Judges as Permanent Judges of Punjab and Haryana High Court
The President of India has appointed Justices Harmeet Singh Grewal and Deepinder Singh Nalwa as Permanent Judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court under Article 217(1), Constitution of India.
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President Appoints Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty as Acting Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court
The President of India has appointed Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty, Judge of the Calcutta High Court, to perform the duties of the office of the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court under Article 223 of the Constitution, consequent upon the retirement of Chief Justice Sujoy Paul on 20 June 2026.
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Karnataka Appoints Kunal Vajani and Omar Hoda as Additional Advocate Generals for Supreme Court
Karnataka Government has appointed Advocates Kunal Vajani and Omar Hoda as Additional Advocate Generals to represent the State before the Supreme Court.
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President Appoints Three Advocates as Judges and Four Advocates as Additional Judges of Patna High Court
The President of India has appointed Advocates Ranjan Kumar Jha, Kumar Manish and Raj Kumar as Judges of the Patna High Court, and Advocates Rana Vikram Singh, Vikash Kumar, Girijish Kumar and Alok Kumar as Additional Judges of the High Court for a period of two years under Articles 217(1) and 224, Constitution of India.
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President Appoints 6 Additional Judges as Permanent Judges of Bombay High Court
The President of India has appointed 6 additional judges of Bombay High Court as Permanent Judges of the Bombay High Court on 6 June 2026.
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Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment of 7 Advocates & 3 Judicial Officers as High Court Judges
The Collegium made the recommendations for three High Courts, namely- Madhya Pradesh High Court, Karnataka High Court and Himachal Pradesh High Court.
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Supreme Court Collegium recommends elevation of 2 Additional Judges as Permanent Judges of Punjab and Haryana HC
Justice Harmeet Singh Grewal and Justice Deepinder Singh Nalwa were appointed as Additional Judges in February 2025.
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Tamil Nadu appoints Senior Advocates Prashanto Chandra Sen and Haripriya Padmanabhan as Additional Advocate Generals for Supreme Court
The Tamil Nadu Government has appointed the Senior Advocates as Counsel for the State in the rank of Additional Advocate General to represent the State before the Supreme Court of India on a temporary basis, following the recommendation of the Advocate General.
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President appoints Justice Meenakshi M. Rai as 48th Chief Justice of Patna High Court
On 22 May 2026, the Supreme Court Collegium recommended Justice Meenakshi M. Rai’s name for appointment as Chief Justice of Patna High Court.
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Tamil Nadu Appoints Five New Advocates-on-Record for Supreme Court Following Resignations of Existing AoRs
Acting on the recommendation of the Advocate General, the Tamil Nadu Government has reconstituted its panel of Advocates-on-Record before the Supreme Court to ensure continued representation in matters concerning the State.
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President Appoints Four Chief Justices and One Senior Advocate to Supreme Court, Taking Working Strength Closer to New Sanctioned Strength of 38
The President of India has appointed four High Court Chief Justices and Senior Advocate V. Mohana as Judges of the Supreme Court of India, implementing the recommendations made by the Supreme Court Collegium on 27 May 2026.
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Collegium Recommends Elevation of 4 Chief Justices and Senior Advocate V. Mohana to Supreme Court
The Collegium recommendations were declared on 27 May 2026 following Collegium meetings held on 22 and 27 May 2026.
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Supreme Court Collegium recommends appointment of Justice Meenakshi M. Rai as Chief Justice of Patna High Court
Justice Meenakshi M. Rai who is currently serving as Judge of Sikkim High Court, holds the distinction of being the first woman from the State to be elevated to Sikkim High Court Bench.
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Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment of 9 Judicial Officers and 10 Advocates as Madras HC Judges
At present, the Madras High Court has a working strength of 52 judges including Chief Justice.
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Supreme Court Collegium recommends appointment of 9 Advocates as Calcutta HC Judges
As of 1 May 2026, Calcutta High Court has a working strength of 42 Judges and there are 30 vacancies.
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SC Collegium recommends Appointment of 10 Advocates, 3 Judicial Officers as Judges of P&H HC and Andhra Pradesh HC
The Collegium led by CJI Surya Kant recommended 13 names out of which 4 women were also recommended for judgeship.
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