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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.
The Collegium recommendations were declared on 27 May 2026 following Collegium meetings held on 22 and 27 May 2026.
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.
As of 1 May 2026, Calcutta High Court has a working strength of 42 Judges and there are 30 vacancies.
The Collegium led by CJI Surya Kant recommended 13 names out of which 4 women were also recommended for judgeship.
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.
On 12 February 2026, Supreme Court Collegium had recommended the appointment of 7 Additional Judges as Permanent Judges of Kerala High Court.
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.
The recommendation has been forwarded to the Union Government for further action in accordance with the constitutional procedure governing judicial appointments.
The recommendations will now be forwarded to the Union Government for further processing under the judicial appointments procedure.
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.
The Collegium recommended appointment of Chief Justices for High Courts of Uttaranchal, Meghalaya, Jharkhand, Sikkim and Patna.
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.
The Collegium in August 2025, had earlier recommended Justice Sreedharan’s transfer to Chhattisgarh High Court.
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.
Currently, Allahabad High Court’s working judicial strength is 110 against sanctioned strength of 160.
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.
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.
As of 1-9-2025, the working judicial strength of Allahabad High Court (Additional and Permanent) is 84 Judges as against the sanctioned strength of 160 Judges.
The Supreme Court Collegium on 25-8-2025, recommended the appointed of the 2 High Court Chief Justices as Supreme Court Judges.