Three chief justices elevated to judges of India's Supreme Court
The President of India has appointed the chief justices of Gujarat, Delhi and Telangana high courts as new Supreme Court judges.
The Indian government announced that three high-court chief justices have been appointed to the Supreme Court by the President, acting under constitutional authority. Justice Sunita Agarwal, who heads the Gujarat High Court, Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya, chief of the Delhi High Court, and Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh, chief of the Telangana High Court, were named in the notification released by the Department of Justice.
Their elevation follows the standard procedure for filling seats on the apex court. The appointments are expected to influence the composition and future rulings of the Supreme Court as the new judges assume their duties. No further details on the timing of their swearing-in were provided.
Why it matters
The new appointments will shape the Supreme Court's future decisions and reflect the government's role in judicial selection.
How the sides frame it
MODERATE AGREEMENTLeft-leaning coverage frames the appointments as a routine, constitutionally authorized procedure, while right-leaning coverage emphasizes the expansion of the Supreme Court’s bench and the legal context of that increase.
LEFT
Left-leaning coverage presents the appointments as a routine, constitutionally authorized procedure without editorializing.
RIGHT
Right-leaning coverage highlights the expansion of the court’s strength and the legislative backdrop for the increase.
The left emphasises
- appointed by the President under constitutional authority
- standard procedure for filling seats on the apex court
- expected to influence the composition and future rulings
The right emphasises
- raises the bench to 37 members, the highest ever functional size
- leaves one vacancy against the sanctioned total of 38
- expansion follows the Supreme Court Amendment Act, 2026
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