Centre Notifies Appointment of Three High Court Chief Justices as Supreme Court Judges
- On Monday, October 5, 2026, the Centre appointed Justice Sunita Agarwal of the Gujarat High Court, Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya of the Delhi High Court, and Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh of the Telangana High Court as Supreme Court judges.
- Following a September 28 recommendation from the Supreme Court Collegium, President Droupadi Murmu exercised constitutional powers to authorize the elevations, with Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal announcing the appointments.
- The new judges bring experience from multiple high courts: Justices Sunita Agarwal and Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya share the Allahabad High Court as their parent institution, while Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh practiced before the Patna and Jharkhand High Courts.
- These appointments increase the Supreme Court's working strength to 37, leaving one vacancy against the court's sanctioned strength of 38.
- Justice Sunita Agarwal is scheduled to retire from the Supreme Court in April 2031, providing clarity on the tenure timeline for one of the newly appointed judges.
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Who Are The Three Judges Elevated To Supreme Court? Top Court's Strength Rises To 37
The Supreme Court on Tuesday welcomed three new judges as Chief Justice Surya Kant administered their oath of office, taking the court's working strength to 37, just one short of its sanctioned strength of 38. Justices Sunita Agarwal, Devendra
Meet Justices Sunita Agarwal, DK Upadhyay, Aparesh Singh: Centre notifies appointment of 3 judges to Supreme Court
The Centre appointed three High Court Chief Justices as Supreme Court judges: Justice Sunita Agarwal, Justice DK Upadhyay, and Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh. This follows a recommendation from the Supreme Court Collegium. The Supreme Court now has 37 judges, one short of its sanctioned strength of 38.
SC gets three new judges, working strength goes up to 37
On Monday, three judges were appointed to the Supreme Court, increasing its working strength to 37. Justice Sunita Agarwal, Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya, and Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh have been elevated. The Supreme Court Collegiumn had recommended their names on September 28 for this elevation. The sanctioned strength of the Supreme Court was recently raised from 34 to 38 judges.
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