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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Supreme Court Collegium recommends appointment of Permanent Judges for Madras HC and Chhattisgarh HC
In a meeting held on 24 March 2026, CJI Surya Kant led Collegium recommended the names of 8 Additional Judges to be appointed as Permanent Judges.
President appoints 7 Permanent Judges for Kerala High Court
On 12 February 2026, Supreme Court Collegium had recommended the appointment of 7 Additional Judges as Permanent Judges of Kerala High Court.
Supreme Court Collegium adopts policy of advance transfer for Chief Justice-designates
To improve administrative continuity and judicial efficiency, the Supreme Court Collegium has decided that Chief Justice-designates should be transferred to their new High Courts in advance of vacancies arising.
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.
Supreme Court Collegium recommends appointment of 5 Retired Judges as Ad Hoc Judges of Allahabad High Court
The recommendations were made in terms of Article 224-A of the Constitution, and the Judges will hold the post for a period of two years.
Supreme Court Collegium recommends appointment of Chief Justices of 5 High Courts
The Collegium recommended appointment of Chief Justices for High Courts of Uttaranchal, Meghalaya, Jharkhand, Sikkim and Patna.
President confirms transfer of Justice Atul Sreedharan from Madhya Pradesh HC to Allahabad HC
In August the Collegium had recommended Justice Sreedharan’s transfer to Chhattisgarh High Court, which was later modified by the Collegium after reconsideration was sought by the Government.
Supreme Court Collegium recommends transfer of Justice Atul Sreedharan to Allahabad High Court
The Collegium in August 2025, had earlier recommended Justice Sreedharan’s transfer to Chhattisgarh High Court.
Centre notifies transfer of 11 High Court Judges
The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended the transfer of 14 Judges in August 2025, out of which 11 Judges were transferred by the President on 14-10-2025.
SC Collegium recommends appointing Vinai Kumar Dwivedi, Judicial Officer as Allahabad HC Judge
Currently, Allahabad High Court’s working judicial strength is 110 against sanctioned strength of 160.
Supreme Court Collegium recommends appointment of 9 Judges for 4 High Courts
Supreme Court Collegium led by CJI B.R. Gavai issued several resolutions making recommendations for appointment of Advocates and Judicial Officers as Judges and appointing Additional Judges and Permanent Judges.
Advocates write to CJI requesting reconsideration of proposal to transfer Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju
On 27-8-2025, the Supreme Court of India had notified the Collegium’s decision to recommend transfer/repatriation of 14 Judges, including Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju.