New Delhi, September 28, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
The Supreme Court Collegium on Monday recommended the elevation of three High Court Chief Justices — 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 judges of the Supreme Court.
According to a statement published on the Supreme Court’s official website, the Collegium made the recommendations at its meeting held on September 28, 2026.
The statement named Justice Sunita Agarwal, Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court, whose parent High Court is Allahabad; Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya, Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, also with Allahabad as his parent High Court; and Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh, Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court, whose parent High Court is Jharkhand.
Justice Sunita Agarwal was born on April 30, 1966, and was appointed as a judge of the Allahabad High Court on November 21, 2011. She assumed charge as Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court on July 23, 2023.
Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya, born on June 16, 1965, was appointed as a puisne judge of the Allahabad High Court on November 21, 2011, and became a permanent judge on August 6, 2013. He was appointed Senior Judge of the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court on March 28, 2023.
Justice Upadhyaya was appointed Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court and took the oath of office on July 29, 2023. He was subsequently transferred to the Delhi High Court as its Chief Justice and took the oath on January 21, 2025.
Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh, born on July 7, 1965, was appointed as an Additional Judge of the Jharkhand High Court on January 24, 2012, and was confirmed as a permanent judge on January 16, 2014.
He served as Acting Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court from December 20, 2022, to February 19, 2023. Justice Singh took the oath as Chief Justice of the Tripura High Court on April 17, 2023, before being transferred to the Telangana High Court, where he took the oath as Chief Justice on July 19, 2025.
The recommendations of the Collegium concern the elevation of the three Chief Justices to the country’s highest court.
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