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SC Collegium recommends elevation of five judges as Chief Justices of High Courts
Supreme Court Collegium led by CJI Surya Kant recommends five judges for Chief Justice posts across India to address upcoming retirements and court needs.
- At a meeting of the top five judges, the Supreme Court Collegium recommended elevation of five judges as Chief Justices, subject to approval by the Union government.
- Imminent retirements in January 2026 prompted the Supreme Court Collegium to recommend transfers based on expertise, addressing vacancies from Chief Justices Guhanathan Narendar, Tarlok Singh Chauhan, and Nitin Jamdar.
- The Collegium proposed moving Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo of the Odisha High Court to Patna HC and Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta of the Allahabad High Court to Uttarakhand HC.
- The Centre must now consider the list and deliberate on the recommendations before final appointment, while the Collegium also proposed transferring Justice Soumen Sen, Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court, as Chief Justice of Kerala High Court pending approval.
- Earlier developments that bear on today's moves include Justice Soumen Sen drawing public attention after a January 2024 suo motu case and his October 2025 transfer, marking the Collegium's second decision since CJI Surya Kant took charge on November 24.
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In 1st decision, CJI Surya Kant-led Collegium recommends new Chief Justices for 5 high courts
Collegium has recommended 4 HC judges for elevation as Chief Justices for HCs of Uttarakhand, Meghalaya, Jharkhand and Sikkim; it has also recommended Chief Justice of Meghalaya HC take charge of Kerala HC.
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Odisha: Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo likely to be elevated as Chief Justice of Patna HC
Bhubaneswar: The Supreme Court Collegium today recommended the elevation of five judges as Chief Justices of different High Courts. The SC Collegium has recommended the appointment of Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo of Orissa High Court as the Chief Justice of Patna High Court in Bihar. Born on June 5, 1964 in Cuttack, Sahoo had completed BSc from Stewart Science College and LLB from The Law College in the Silver City. Sahoo had enrolled himself as…
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