The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended four judges for appointment as Chief Justices of the High Courts of Gujarat, Delhi, Telangana and Uttarakhand, according to a resolution dated October 26, 2026.
The recommendations concern Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak, Justice P. Sam Koshy, Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty and Justice Sudhir Singh. The proposed appointments form part of the collegium’s process for selecting senior judicial leadership across the country’s High Courts.
Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak, currently serving as a judge of the Gujarat High Court, has been recommended to become its Chief Justice, according to the report published by The Hindu on October 27.
The collegium system plays a central role in recommending appointments and transfers of judges in India’s higher judiciary. Its recommendations are an important step in the appointment process, but a recommendation does not by itself mean that an appointment has been formally completed.
The proposed selections are significant because High Court Chief Justices oversee judicial administration, help manage court proceedings and contribute to the functioning of the justice delivery system in their respective jurisdictions.
The four recommendations cover High Courts in different parts of India, including Uttarakhand, which has its High Court in Nainital. The appointments may attract attention from the legal community and observers of judicial administration.
Further details about the individual recommendations, including the specific High Court allocations for the other three judges, should be confirmed from the complete collegium resolution or official announcements.
The next steps in the process will determine when the recommended judges formally assume their proposed leadership positions.
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