The five-member Collegium led by CJI Surya Kant proposed the Chief Justices of the Gujarat, Delhi and Telangana High Courts for the Supreme Court.

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• The Supreme Court Collegium, meeting on 28 September 2026, recommended three serving High Court Chief Justices for elevation as Supreme Court judges.
• The recommended judges are Justice Sunita Agarwal of the Gujarat High Court, Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya of the Delhi High Court and Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh of the Telangana High Court.
• The Collegium is headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, with Justices Vikram Nath, B.V. Nagarathna, M.M. Sundresh and P.S. Narasimha as members.
• Justices Agarwal and Upadhyaya have the Allahabad High Court as their parent High Court, while Justice Singh's parent High Court is Jharkhand.
• Jharkhand currently has no representation in the Supreme Court.
• Justice Agarwal has been Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court since 23 July 2023, after 12 years as an Allahabad High Court judge.
• If not elevated, Justice Agarwal would remain in the High Court until 30 April 2028, and Justice Upadhyaya would retire on 16 June 2027.
• The Supreme Court currently has 34 judges against a sanctioned strength of 38.
• If all three take oath, the working strength will rise to 37.
• Justice Agarwal's elevation would make her the third woman serving on the Supreme Court.
• The recommendations follow the Collegium's May recommendation of five names, including four High Court Chief Justices and senior advocate V. Mohana.
• The recommendations now go to the Union government for appointment.