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Collegium Recommends Three High Court Chief Justices for Supreme Court
India’s Supreme Court Collegium has recommended three High Court chief justices to become Supreme Court judges.
The judges are Sunita Agarwal, Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Aparesh Kumar Singh.
They currently lead the Gujarat, Delhi and Telangana High Courts, respectively.
The recommendation was made on September 28, 2026.
The Collegium is a five-member group that makes recommendations about Supreme Court judges.
The Centre must still approve the recommendations through the usual process.
If approved, the Supreme Court would have 37 working judges out of 38 possible positions.
The reports do not give a specific reason for choosing these three judges.
The Supreme Court Collegium recommended Sunita Agarwal, Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Aparesh Kumar Singh for elevation as Supreme Court judges.
The three judges currently serve as chief justices of the Gujarat, Delhi and Telangana High Courts, respectively.
The five-member Collegium made the recommendation at its meeting on September 28, 2026.
If approved by the Centre, the Supreme Court’s working strength would rise from 34 to 37 judges against a sanctioned strength of 38.
The recommendation will proceed through the established appointment process; it is not yet a completed appointment.
- Who
- Chief Justices Sunita Agarwal, Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Aparesh Kumar Singh, recommended by the five-member Supreme Court Collegium.
- What
- The Collegium recommended the three High Court chief justices for elevation as judges of the Supreme Court.
- Where
- The recommendation concerns the Supreme Court and the Gujarat, Delhi and Telangana High Courts.
- When
- The recommendation was made at the Collegium meeting on September 28, 2026.
- Why
- The stated purpose is to fill Supreme Court judicial positions; the reports do not provide a specific selection rationale.
Key facts
- Recommended judges
- Sunita Agarwal, Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Aparesh Kumar Singh
- Current positions
- Chief Justices of the Gujarat, Delhi and Telangana High Courts, respectively
- Recommending body
- Five-member Supreme Court Collegium
- Meeting date
- September 28, 2026
- Current Supreme Court strength
- 34 working judges
- Sanctioned strength
- 38 judges
- Projected strength after approval
- 37 judges
- Next step
- The recommendations will be processed under the established appointment procedure and require approval by the Centre
Quotes
Supreme Court Collegium
The judicial collegium of the Supreme Court, which recommends appointments to the apex court
“The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 28th September, 2026 has recommended elevation of the following Chief Justices of the High Courts as Judges in the Supreme Court”
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