After Supreme Court judge’s letters, Collegium recommends new Chief Justice for Rajasthan HC
The collegium also backed Justice Krushna Ram Mohapatra for Chhattisgarh as pending retirements and a public dispute over Rajasthan’s top court leadership shaped the reshuffle.
- On Monday, the Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, recommended new Chief Justices for the Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Courts.
- Justice Sandeep Mehta accused Rajasthan Acting Chief Justice Sharma of "favouritism" and misconduct in three letters sent throughout August, prompting the Collegium's intervention.
- Nominees include Chhattisgarh High Court's Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal for Rajasthan, Gujarat High Court's Justice Alpesh Yeshwant Kogje for Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan's Justice Pushpinder Singh Bhati for Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.
- Separately, the Collegium recommended Orissa High Court's Justice Krushna Ram Mohapatra as Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court, effective upon the incumbent's retirement on September 4, 2026.
- Chief Justice Kant stated the Collegium will review Justice Mehta's allegations through an institutional mechanism, while all recommendations remain subject to final government appointment under the constitutional process.
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Amid advocates’ agitation against Rajasthan High Court Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma over his alleged misuse of administrative powers, the Supreme Court Collegium on Monday recommended the appointment of Justice Sanjay K Agrawal of the Chhattisgarh High Court as the next Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court.
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