The SC Collegium suggests nine new judges and four chief justices for the Bombay and Madhya Pradesh High Courts.

The Supreme Court Collegium has approved suggestions for the appointment of nine additional judges to the Bombay and Madhya Pradesh High Courts and recommended that four High Court judges be promoted to Chief Justice of various High Courts.

Three distinct releases from the Supreme Court claim that the decisions were made at the Collegium meeting on October 26, 2026.The proposals include two judicial appointments to the Bombay High Court and seven to the Madhya Pradesh High Court, as well as the appointment of Chief Justices to the High Courts of Gujarat, Delhi, Telangana, and Uttarakhand.

It is suggested that four judges serve as chief justices of the High Court.

The Collegium has suggested that Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak, who is now a member of the Gujarat High Court, be appointed Chief Justice of the same court. Gauhati is his parent High Court.

It has been suggested that Justice P. Sam Koshy, who presently serves in the Telangana High Court, be appointed Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court. Chhattisgarh is his parent High Court.

It has been suggested that Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty of the Calcutta High Court be promoted as Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court.

It has been suggested that Justice Sudhir Singh, a current Patna High Court judge, be appointed Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court.

The Bombay High Court has approved two names for appointment.

The suggestion to name two individuals as judges of the Bombay High Court was approved by the Collegium in another resolution.

They are:

Ajay Sharma is a judicial member of the Mumbai-based Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT).
Advocate Vaibhav Anant Sugdare.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court is advised to appoint seven advocates.

A proposal to appoint seven advocates as judges of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has also been approved by the Collegium.

These are the names:

Bhakti Vyas
Shreyas Pandit
Mrinal Elker alias Mrinal Mazumdar
Avinash Zargar
Dr. Vivek Sharan
Rajesh Kumar Shukla
Kanak Gaharwar alias Kanak Lata Singh

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