{"id":370274,"date":"2025-12-19T11:30:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T06:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=370274"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:23:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T05:53:03","slug":"sc-collegium-recommends-appointment-of-cjs-of-5-high-courts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/12\/19\/sc-collegium-recommends-appointment-of-cjs-of-5-high-courts\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court Collegium recommends appointment of Chief Justices of 5 High Courts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p>On 18-12-2025, the Supreme Court Collegium led by CJI Surya Kant, recommended the elevation of 5 High Court Judges as High Court Chief Justices. 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Sonak<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: top; width: 40.13mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm; Times New Roman&quot;;\">Bombay<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: top; width: 50.66mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm; Times New Roman&quot;;\">Jharkhand<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: top; width: 16.93mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm; Times New Roman&quot;;\">4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" colspan=\"1\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #000000; border-left-width: 0.5pt; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: #000000; border-right-width: 0.5pt; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #000000; border-top-width: 0.5pt; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: #000000; padding-bottom: 0.0mm; padding-left: 1.91mm; padding-right: 1.91mm; padding-top: 0.0mm; vertical-align: top; width: 51.31mm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0mm; Times New Roman&quot;;\">Justice A. 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