Leadership Reshuffle on Bench: Four Chief Justices Recommended for Delhi, Gujarat, Telangana and Uttarakhand High Courts
The recommendations were announced after the Collegium’s meeting on October 26, 2026, and now await processing by the Union Government.
(Judicial Quest News Network)
New Delhi:26, October,2026- The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the elevation of four sitting High Court judges to the office of Chief Justice of four High Courts.
The decision was conveyed through a statement issued following the Collegium’s meeting on October 26.
The Recommendations
According to the Collegium’s statement, the following recommendations have been made:
- Justice P. Sam Koshy, presently a judge of the Telangana High Court, for appointment as Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court.
- Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak, presently a judge of the Gujarat High Court, for appointment as Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court.
- Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty, presently a judge of the Calcutta High Court, for appointment as Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court.
- Justice Sudhir Singh, presently a judge of the Patna High Court, for appointment as Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court.
The recommendations involve both inter-court transfers and an elevation within the home court. Justices Koshy, Chakraborty and Singh would head High Courts other than the ones in which they currently sit, while Justice Pathak would assume the leadership of the Gujarat High Court, where he already serves.
