सुप्रीम कोर्ट में 3 उच्च न्यायालय मुख्य न्यायाधीश नामित, महिला न्यायाधीशों की संख्या तीन हो जाएगी

On 28 September 2026, the Supreme Court Collegium led by CJI Surya Kant recommended the names of three High Court Chief Justices as Judges of Supreme Court.

At present, the judges’ strength of the Court is at 34 Judges1 against the sanctioned strength of 38 Judges. If the latest recommendations are approved by the Centre, then the current judges’ strength will rise to 37 Judges, which will be one short of the sanctioned strength.

Also read: Cabinet Clears Proposal to Add Four More Supreme Court Judges, Taking Total Strength to 38

The recommended names are as follows:

1. Justice Sunita Agarwal, Chief Justice, High Court of Gujarat

Significantly, if Justice Sunita Agarwal’s name is approved for judgeship of the Supreme Court, then the number of women Judges in the Court will increase from two to three, thereby boosting women representation in the Supreme Court Bench. At present, Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Justice V. Mohana are sitting women Judges in the Court.

Justice Sunita Agarwal’s parent High Court is Allahabad High Court.

2. Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya, Chief Justice, High Court of Delhi

Justice Upadhyaya’s parent High Court is Allahabad High Court, and he was appointed as Chief Justice of Bombay High Court on 24 July 2023.

3. Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh, Chief Justice, Telangana High Court

Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh’s parent High Court is Jharkhand High Court and took oath as the 8th Chief Justice of Tripura High Court on 17 April 2023. He was later transferred to Telangana High Court as Chief Justice on 14 July 2025.

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