Supreme Court Collegium recommends transfer of 14 High Court Judges
The Collegium led by CJI B.R. Gavai made the transfer/repatriation recommendations in meetings held on 25/26-8-2025.
The Collegium led by CJI B.R. Gavai made the transfer/repatriation recommendations in meetings held on 25/26-8-2025.
The Collegium recommended appointing 6 Permanent Judges for Bombay High Court and 3 Permanent Judges for Kerala High Court.
At present, the working strength of the Supreme Court is at 32 Judges, if the recommendations are confirmed, then the Court will function at its full strength of 34 Judges.
On 19-8-2025, the Collegium recommended 3 Judges as Permanent & Additional Judges of Gauhati High Court and 14 Advocates as Judges of Bombay High Court.
There is a vacancy of 36 Judges against sanctioned strength of 85 Judges in Punjab and Haryana High Court.
The Collegium led by Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai held a meeting on 28-07-2025 to approve and recommend the appointment of several judges in Karnataka, Calcutta, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, and Bombay High Court.
“It is unconscionable that Swetashree Majumder and Rajesh Datar have not been appointed as judges only because the Union Government has refused to process their names for appointment.”
The Collegium led by CJI B.R. Gavai held meetings on two consecutive days to recommend the names fit for elevation.
The Collegium consisting of senior-most Judges of the Supreme Court, made the recommendations on 26-5-2025.
The Collegium comprising of 5 senior-most Supreme Court Judges, made the recommendations in a meeting conducted on 26-5-2025.
Collegium recommended appointment of Chief Justices for Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Gauhati, Patna and Jharkhand High Courts.
In his first meeting as head of the Collegium, CJI B.R. Gavai recommended the elevation of 2 High Court Chief Justices and 1 High Court Judge to the Supreme Court.
The uploaded process includes proposals approved by the Supreme Court Collegium for appointments as High Court Judges during the period from 9-11-2022 to 5-5-2025.
The Supreme Court Collegium in March 2025, had recommended the names of 8 Judicial Officers for appointment as High Court Judges.
The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended the transfer of 7 HC Judges in April 2025 to infuse inclusivity and diversity and to strengthen the quality of administration of justice.
The Ministry of Law and Justice notified the transfer of the Judges on 28-3-2025.
The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Justice Sanjiv Khanna, the Chief Justice of India, on 24-3-2025, recommended the transfer of Justice Yashwant Varma.
An in-house enquiry was initiated by the Supreme Court after reports surfaced that a huge pile of unaccounted cash was found from the residence of Justice Varma.
The Collegium also recommended the transfer of Mr. Justice Arindam Sinha from the High Court of Orissa to the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad.
Justice Bagchi’s elevation to the Supreme Court was recommended by the Collegium on 06-03-2025 and his appointment was confirmed by the Centre on 10-03-2025.