Now Reading: Collegium recommends Justice P Sam Koshy as Delhi High Court Chief Justice
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Collegium recommends Justice P Sam Koshy as Delhi High Court Chief Justice
Collegium recommends Justice P Sam Koshy as Delhi High Court Chief Justice
The Story in Brief
The Supreme Court Collegium, led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, on Monday, 26 October 2026, recommended Justice P Sam Koshy, currently serving on the Telangana High Court, as the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court. The collegium also proposed Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak, Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty and Justice Sudhir Singh as chief justices of the Gujarat, Telangana and Uttarakhand high courts, respectively. Justice Koshy is 13th in the all-India seniority list of high court judges and is set to retire in April 2029. The Delhi High Court is currently headed by Acting Chief Justice Nitin Sambre, after former Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya was elevated to the Supreme Court on 6 October.
Additionally, the collegium approved the appointment of Ajay Sharma, Judicial Member of CESTAT in Mumbai, and advocate Vaibhav Anant Sugdare as judges of the Bombay High Court. It also recommended seven advocates as judges of the Madhya Pradesh High Court. The recommendations now await the government’s formal approval.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The four sources report the same collegium decision with near-uniform factual agreement, differing only in the level of detail. The Indian Express and Times of India focus on Justice Koshy’s seniority rank, retirement date, and career trajectory, providing background that the Tribune and The Hindu omit. The Hindu and the Tribune, while covering the same four chief justice recommendations, also note the collegium’s simultaneous proposals for Bombay and Madhya Pradesh High Court judge appointments, expanding the frame beyond the Delhi posting. No outlet adopts a critical or favourable slant toward the collegium or government, the coverage is straight, wire-service-style reporting. The balanced reading is that the collegium’s October 26 resolution, covering multiple high courts, proceeded with no disclosed dissent, and the key next step, formal appointment by the government, remains pending.
Coverage: 4 sources, 4 neutral
Sources (4): timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report), indianexpress.com (neutral report), thehindu.com (neutral report), tribuneindia.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 4 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
Update, 27 October 2026: this story now draws on 4 sources.
