The Collegium led by CJI Surya Kant has named four High Court judges for Chief Justice posts, weeks after three High Court chief justices were elevated to the Supreme Court.

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• The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, met on October 26 and recommended four judges for appointment as High Court Chief Justices.
• The Collegium also comprises Justices Vikram Nath and B V Nagarathna.
• Justice P Sam Koshy of the Telangana High Court has been recommended as Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court.
• Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak has been recommended as Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court, where he is currently serving as Acting Chief Justice.
• Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty of the Calcutta High Court has been recommended as Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court.
• Justice Sudhir Singh of the Patna High Court has been recommended as Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court.
• The Collegium has sent the recommendations to the Centre.
• The recommendations follow the appointment of three High Court Chief Justices as Supreme Court judges on October 5, 2026.
• Those elevated were Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya of Delhi, Justice Sunita Agarwal of Gujarat and Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh of Telangana.
• Justice Pathak has been Acting Chief Justice of Gujarat since Justice Agarwal was elevated to the Supreme Court earlier this month.
• The recommendations will fill Chief Justice posts at four High Courts, three of which fell vacant after the October 5 elevations.