SC collegium recommends four judges to head HCs

The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has recommended to the Centre the appointment of four judges as chief justices of various high courts.

The collegium, also comprising Justices Vikram Nath and BV Nagarathna, held its meeting on October 26 and recommended the name of Justice P Sam Koshy of the Telangana High Court for appointment as Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court. Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak, currently serving at the Gujarat High Court, has been recommended for appointment as Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court.

The Collegium has also recommended Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty of the Calcutta High Court for appointment as Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court.

Justice Sudhir Singh of the Patna High Court has been recommended for appointment as Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court.

Justice P. Sam Koshy, who originally hails from the Chhattisgarh High Court and is presently posted as a judge of the Telangana High Court, is recommended for elevation as Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court. The Delhi High Court has been without a regular Chief Justice since October 6 this year, when the then incumbent Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya was elevated to the Supreme Court.

Justice Koshy was appointed as an Additional Judge of the Chhattisgarh High Court on September 16, 2013. He later assumed charge as a permanent Judge of the High Court of Chhattisgarh on March 8, 2016. He was transferred to the High Court for the State of Telangana on July 27, 2023.

Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak originally hails from the Gauhati High Court. He was transferred to the Gujarat High Court on September 14, 2026.

Justice Pathak was appointed as an Additional Judge of the Gauhati High Court on May 22, 2013, and became a permanent judge there on November 12, 2018. He was later transferred to the Orissa High Court on July 21, 2025, until he was shifted to the Gujarat High Court. He is slated to retire on August 27, 2027.

Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty was appointed as a judge there on October 30, 2013. He is slated to retire on November 26, 2028. Sudhir Singh as Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court. He was appointed as a judge of the Patna High Court on April 15, 2015. He is slated to retire on December 10, 2027.