The Supreme Court Collegium, at its meeting on 30 October 2026, approved the proposal for the appointment of six persons as judges of the High Court of Chhattisgarh, four from the Bar and two from the judicial service, according to a statement published on the Supreme Court's website.
Advocates
- Shri Anand Shukla
- Shri Ratna Nidhi Pusty @ R.N. Pusty @ Ratan Pusty
- Shri Shashank Thakur
- Shri Sourabh Sharma
Judicial officers
- Shri Rajnish Shrivastava
- Shri Balram Prasad Verma
The statement records the Collegium's approval of the proposal; the appointments take effect only when they are notified by the Central Government.
Source: Supreme Court of India, Collegium statement dated 30 October 2026 regarding the appointment of advocates and judicial officers as judges in the High Court of Chhattisgarh.
