Supreme Court collegium proposes new chief justices for four Indian high courts
The Supreme Court collegium, led by CJI Surya Kant, recommended four judges for chief justice posts in Delhi, Gujarat, Telangana and Uttarakhand high courts.
The Supreme Court collegium, chaired by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and comprising Justices Vikram Nath and B.V. Nagarathna, issued a resolution on Monday recommending four high-court judges for chief justice positions. Justice P Sam Koshy, who is serving as acting chief justice of the Telangana High Court and hails from the Chhattisgarh High Court, was proposed for the Delhi High Court.
The collegium also suggested Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak of the Gauhati High Court for Gujarat, Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty of the Calcutta High Court for Telangana, and Justice Sudhir Singh of the Patna High Court for Uttarakhand. These openings emerged after chief justices Sunita Agarwal, Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Aparesh Kumar Singh were promoted to the Supreme Court and have taken their oaths.
Why it matters
The appointments will shape the leadership of key Indian high courts and affect future judicial administration.
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