{"id":400175,"date":"2026-10-31T12:30:36","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T07:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=400175"},"modified":"2026-10-31T12:07:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T06:37:48","slug":"sc-collegium-recommends-11-judges-chhattisgarh-madhya-pradesh-high-courts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2026\/10\/31\/sc-collegium-recommends-11-judges-chhattisgarh-madhya-pradesh-high-courts\/","title":{"rendered":"SC Collegium recommends 11 Judicial Officers and Advocates as Judges of Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh High Courts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Supreme Court Collegium, in its 30 October 2026 meeting, approved proposals to appoint 11 persons as Judges of the High Courts of Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. The recommendations comprise 4 advocates and 2 judicial officers for the Chhattisgarh High Court, and 5 judicial officers for the Madhya Pradesh High Court.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Chhattisgarh High Court<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Collegium has approved the proposal to appoint the following four advocates and 2 judicial officers as Judges of the Chhattisgarh High Court.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Advocates:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\">\n<li>\n<p>Anand Shukla<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Ratna Nidhi Pusty @ R.N. 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The vacancy position is as reported on 6 October 2026 and provides the context for the Collegium&#8217;s latest recommendations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The recommendations are at the Collegium stage. The appointments will take effect upon approval by the President of India and issuance of the requisite notifications by the Government of India.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The recommendations include six names for the Chhattisgarh High Court and five for the Madhya Pradesh High Court. 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