The Supreme Court Collegium, at its meeting on 26 October 2026, recommended four High Court judges for appointment as Chief Justices and approved the names of nine persons for appointment as judges of the High Courts of Madhya Pradesh and Bombay, according to three statements published on the Supreme Court's website.
Chief Justices for four High Courts
The Collegium recommended the elevation of the following judges as Chief Justices:
- Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak (parent High Court: Gauhati), now serving in the Gujarat High Court, as Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court.
- Justice P. Sam Koshy (parent High Court: Chhattisgarh), now serving in the Telangana High Court, as Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court.
- Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty of the Calcutta High Court as Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court.
- Justice Sudhir Singh of the Patna High Court as Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court.
Seven advocates for the Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Collegium approved the proposal to appoint seven advocates as judges of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh: Dr. Vivek Sharan, Shri Rajesh Kumar Shukla, Smt. Kanak Gaharwar @ Kanak Lata Singh, Smt. Bhakti Vyas, Shri Shreyas Pandit, Smt. Mrinal Elker @ Mrinal Mazumdar and Shri Avinash Zargar.
Two names for the Bombay High Court
It also approved the proposal to appoint Shri Ajay Sharma, Judicial Member of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Mumbai, and Shri Vaibhav Anant Sugdare, Advocate, as judges of the High Court of Bombay.
The statements record the Collegium's recommendations and approvals; the appointments take effect only when they are notified by the Central Government.
Source: Supreme Court of India, Collegium statements dated 26 October 2026 — Chief Justices of 4 High Courts, Judges of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Judges of the High Court of Bombay.