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Supreme Court Collegium recommends 9 judges for 3 High Courts
The Supreme Court Collegium, led by Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant, on August 18, 2026, approved the appointment of nine persons as judges for three High Courts. The Collegium recommended…
The Supreme Court Collegium, led by Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant, on August 18, 2026, approved the appointment of nine persons as judges for three High Courts. The Collegium recommended one advocate and one judicial officer for the Gauhati High Court: Advocate Nchumbemo Mozhui and Judicial Officer Helen Dawngliani.
For the Orissa High Court, four advocates were recommended: Sasmita Tripathy, Aditya Narayan Das, Rajjeet Roy, and Gautam Misra. For the Chhattisgarh High Court, three judicial officers were approved: Santosh Sharma, Sushma Sawant, and Sudhir Kumar. The appointments are subject to notification by the central government.
Barandbench.com reported that the Orissa High Court has 17 active judges against a sanctioned strength of 33, with two judges retiring this year. The Chhattisgarh High Court has 13 working judges against a sanctioned strength of 22.
Indian Opinion Analysis
All five sources from livelaw.in and barandbench.com provide neutral wire-style reporting of the Collegium's decisions, with no discernible editorial slant. The coverage is uniform and fact-based, focusing on the names and process. Barandbench.com adds context by noting the working versus sanctioned strengths for the Orissa and Chhattisgarh High Courts, highlighting judicial vacancies. Livelaw.in does not include vacancy data. The measured takeaway is that the Collegium is systematically filling vacancies, but the actual appointments await government notification, leaving the final impact on judicial strength pending.
Coverage: 5 sources, 5 neutral
Sources (5): livelaw.in (neutral report), livelaw.in (2) (neutral report), livelaw.in (3) (neutral report), barandbench.com (neutral report), barandbench.com (2) (neutral report)
This story was synthesised by AI from the 5 sources linked above.
