President transfers Justice T. Vinod Kumar to Telangana High Court
Justice T. Vinod Kumar’s transfer to his parent High Court of the State of Telangana was recommended by the Collegium on September 2026.
High Court Judges
President appoints 12 Additional Judges as Permanent Judges of Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Uttaranchal and Gauhati High Courts
The President has appointed 12 Additional Judges as Permanent Judges of the Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Uttaranchal and Gauhati High Courts, following the Supreme Court Collegium’s recommendations dated 23 September 2026.
Supreme Court Collegium recommends 11 Additional Judges as Permanent Judges of Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Uttaranchal High Courts
On 23 September 2026, the Supreme Court Collegium has recommended 11 Additional Judges for appointment as Permanent Judges of the Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Uttarakhand High Courts.
5 Women among 14 Judicial Officers appointed by President as High Court Judges
The new appointments were notified for 4 High Courts namely, Delhi High Court, J&K and Ladakh High Court, Jharkhand High Court and Karnataka High Court.
5 Women among 15 Judicial Officers recommended by Supreme Court Collegium for High Court Judgeship
On 10 September 2026, the Collegium made the appointment recommendations for 4 High Courts namely, Delhi, Jharkhand, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh and Karnataka.
President appoints 4 Judges to Punjab and Haryana and Chhattisgarh High Courts
Under Article 217(1) of the Constitution, the President of India appointed Justice Rohit Kapoor as a Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and Santosh Sharma, Sushma Sawant and Sudhir Kumar as Judges of the Chhattisgarh High Court.
President transfers Orissa High Court’s Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak to Gujarat High Court
Justice Pathak’s transfer from Orissa High Court to Gujarat High Court was recommended by the Collegium on 6 August 2026.
President appoints Justice Sanjay Kumar Agrawal as Acting Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court
Since Justice Ramesh Sinha retired from the post of Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court on 4 September 2026, hence Justice Sanjay Kumar Agrawal will now perform the duties of the Chief Justice.
Rajasthan HC and 3 other High Courts to get new Chief Justices: SC Collegium’s latest round of recommendations
The Collegium led by CJI Surya Kant had recently assured that it is already working on filling the vacant positions of Chief Justice in several High Courts.
Supreme Court Collegium recommends elevation of 4 Judges as Chief Justices of Patna, Calcutta, Bombay and Punjab & Haryana HCs
The Supreme Court Collegium, in its meeting held on 6 August 2026, recommended the elevation of Justice V. Kameswar Rao, Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge, Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra as Chief Justices of the Patna, Calcutta, Bombay, and Punjab and Haryana High Courts, respectively.
Supreme Court Collegium recommends transfer of 2 Orissa High Court Judges to Gujarat and Chhattisgarh High Courts
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak to the Gujarat High Court and Justice Krushna Ram Mohapatra to the Chhattisgarh High Court.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
7/10: Women Dominate High Court Appointments as SC Collegium Clears 10 Names
Gender representation in focus as Supreme Court Collegium clears fresh High Court appointments. Two women advocates elevated to Kerala High Court.
Supreme Court designates 7 former High Court Judges as Senior Advocates
The decision was taken at a Full Court meeting held on 18 March 2026 by the Chief Justice of India and Supreme Court Judges.
SC Collegium recommends Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari as Chief Justice of Madras High Court
The recommendation has been forwarded to the Union Government for further action in accordance with the constitutional procedure governing judicial appointments.
SC Collegium approves appointment proposals of 9 Advocates as Patna High Court Judges
The recommendations will now be forwarded to the Union Government for further processing under the judicial appointments procedure.