SC Collegium names three High Court Chief Justices for elevation to Supreme Court

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Collegium on Monday recommended the appointment of the Chief Justices of the Gujarat, Delhi and Telangana High Courts as judges of the Supreme Court.

The recommendation was made at a meeting of the Collegium held on September 28, 2026, according to a statement issued on the Supreme Court’s official website.

The three judges recommended for elevation are Gujarat High Court Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal, Delhi High Court Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Telangana High Court Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh.

Justice Agarwal, whose parent High Court is the Allahabad High Court, was born on April 30, 1966. She was appointed as a judge of the Allahabad High Court on November 21, 2011, and assumed charge as Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court on July 23, 2023.

Justice Upadhyaya, also from the Allahabad High Court, was born on June 16, 1965. He was appointed an additional judge of the Allahabad High Court on November 21, 2011, before being confirmed as a permanent judge on August 6, 2013.

He became the senior judge of the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court on March 28, 2023. Justice Upadhyaya took oath as Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court on July 29, 2023, and was later transferred to the Delhi High Court, where he assumed office as Chief Justice on January 21, 2025.

Justice Singh, whose parent High Court is the Jharkhand High Court, was born on July 7, 1965. He was appointed an additional judge of the Jharkhand High Court on January 24, 2012, and became a permanent judge on January 16, 2014.

He served as Acting Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court between December 20, 2022, and February 19, 2023. He was sworn in as Chief Justice of the Tripura High Court on April 17, 2023, before being transferred as Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court on July 19, 2025.

The Collegium’s recommendations will now be sent to the Union government for further processing before the appointments are notified.

(Inputs from IANS)