# Supreme Court Collegium clears seven advocates as MP High Court judges 2026-10-27T05:11:45+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The Supreme Court Collegium on Monday (26 October) approved the recommendation to appoint seven advocates as judges of the Madhya Pradesh High Court. Those cleared include Dr Vivek Sharan and Bhakti Vyas from Indore, Rajesh Kumar Shukla from Gwalior, Kank Gaharwar (also known as Kank Lata Singh), Shreyas Pandit and Avinash Jargar from Jabalpur, and Mrinal Elkar (also known as Mrinal Majumdar) from New Delhi. The High Court has 53 sanctioned judge positions, of which 38 are currently filled, leaving 15 vacancies. Once the seven take oath after formal notification by the Law Ministry and the President, the working strength will rise to 45. Eight positions will still remain vacant. The Collegium's nod clears the way for administrative formalities before the appointees can begin as high court judges. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Amar Ujala and Bhaskar both report the same facts from the Supreme Court Collegium’s 26 October meeting, seven advocates cleared for appointment as MP High Court judges, raising the working strength from 38 to 45 against a sanctioned 53, with eight posts still vacant. Both attribute the clearance to the Collegium, name the same advocate list and the same process (Law Ministry and President’s notification). The only difference is subtle: Bhaskar adds a sentence that the real impact on pendency will depend on caseload and other conditions, injecting a slightly more cautious, less declarative tone about pending-case relief, while Amar Ujala says the step is expected to speed up disposal of pending cases. Bhaskar also foregrounds the eight vacancies in its subheadline, whereas Amar Ujala leads the vacancy count later. All other coverage is uniform. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - amarujala.com (neutral report) Foregrounds clearance step, expects case disposal speed-up - bhaskar.com (neutral report) Emphasises eight vacancies remain, cautious on pending-case impact This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Dr Vivek Sharan, Madhya Pradesh High Court, Rajesh Kumar Shukla, Supreme Court collegium Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/supreme-court-collegium-clears-seven-advocates-as-mp-high-court-judges/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/supreme-court-collegium-clears-seven-advocates-as-mp-high-court-judges/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/