Archive · 6 Sep 2026
Centre Appoints Eight Chief Justices Across India’s High Courts
The Centre has appointed eight judges to become chief justices of different high courts in India.
The appointments came a few days after recommendations by the Supreme Court Collegium.
Justice Valluri Kameswar Rao will lead the Patna High Court.
Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge will lead the Calcutta High Court.
Justice Sanjay Kumar Agrawal will lead the Rajasthan High Court, while Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi will lead the Bombay High Court.
Four other judges were appointed to lead the Punjab and Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh high courts.
The appointments were announced by Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on X. The report also mentioned allegations involving Rajasthan acting chief justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Supreme Court judge Sandeep Mehta.
The Centre appointed eight chief justices to high courts on Saturday, days after their names were recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium.
Justice Valluri Kameswar Rao was appointed Chief Justice of the Patna High Court, while Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge will head the Calcutta High Court.
Justice Sanjay Kumar Agrawal was appointed Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court, and Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi will lead the Bombay High Court.
Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra was appointed Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court; Justice Krushna Ram Mohapatra will head the Chhattisgarh High Court.
Justice Alpesh Yeshwant Kogje was appointed Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, and Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati will lead the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court.
- Who
- The Centre appointed eight high court judges as chief justices; Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal announced the appointments.
- What
- Eight chief justices were appointed to high courts across India.
- When
- The appointments were announced on Saturday, days after the Supreme Court Collegium recommended the names.
- Where
- The appointments cover the Patna, Calcutta, Rajasthan, Bombay, Punjab and Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh high courts.
- Why
- The appointments followed recommendations by the Supreme Court Collegium.
- Number of appointments
- Eight chief justices were appointed.
- Announcement
- Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal announced the appointments in a post on X.
- Recommendation body
- The names had been recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium.
- Patna High Court
- Justice Valluri Kameswar Rao was appointed chief justice.
- Calcutta High Court
- Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge was appointed chief justice.
- Bombay High Court
- Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi was appointed chief justice.
- Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
- Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati was appointed chief justice.