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Supreme Court Collegium Approves Multiple High Court Judicial Appointments
India’s Supreme Court collegium considered several proposals for High Court judges.
It approved four advocates to become judges of the Orissa High Court.
It also approved one advocate and one judicial officer for the Gauhati High Court.
Three judicial officers were approved for the Chhattisgarh High Court.
Justice Biswaroop Chowdhury was approved as a permanent judge in Calcutta.
Justice Rohit Kapoor was approved as a permanent judge in the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
Six additional judges in Calcutta received six-month extensions.
The decisions were made at a collegium meeting on August 18, 2026.
Four advocates—Sasmita Tripathy, Aditya Narayan Das, Rajjeet Roy and Gautam Misra—were approved for appointment as Orissa High Court judges.
Nchumbemo Mozhui and judicial officer Helen Dawngliani were approved for appointment as Gauhati High Court judges.
Judicial officers Santosh Sharma, Sushma Sawant and Sudhir Kumar were approved for the Chhattisgarh High Court.
Justice Biswaroop Chowdhury was approved as a permanent judge of the Calcutta High Court.
The collegium approved permanent status for Justice Rohit Kapoor in the Punjab and Haryana High Court and extended six Calcutta High Court judges’ terms by six months.
- Who
- The Supreme Court collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, approved proposals involving advocates, judicial officers and additional High Court judges.
- What
- It approved appointments, permanent status and a six-month tenure extension for judges across five High Courts.
- Where
- The proposals concerned the Orissa, Gauhati, Chhattisgarh, Calcutta, and Punjab and Haryana High Courts.
- When
- The collegium met on August 18, 2026.
- Why
- The articles state that the collegium approved the proposals, but do not provide further reasons.
Key facts
- Collegium meeting
- August 18, 2026
- Orissa High Court
- Four advocates approved: Sasmita Tripathy, Aditya Narayan Das, Rajjeet Roy and Gautam Misra
- Gauhati High Court
- Nchumbemo Mozhui and Helen Dawngliani approved
- Chhattisgarh High Court
- Santosh Sharma, Sushma Sawant and Sudhir Kumar approved
- Permanent appointments
- Biswaroop Chowdhury at the Calcutta High Court and Rohit Kapoor at the Punjab and Haryana High Court
- Tenure extensions
- Six additional Calcutta High Court judges received fresh six-month terms
- Collegium chair
- Chief Justice of India Surya Kant
Quotes
Supreme Court collegium statement
Official statement from the Supreme Court collegium
“"The Supreme Court collegium in its meeting held on August 18, 2026 has approved the proposal for appointment of the following advocates as judges of the High Court of Orissa: Sasmita Tripathy, Aditya Narayan Das, Rajjeet Roy and Gautam Misra"”
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