Supreme Court Collegium clears eleven names for the Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh High Courts

30 October 2026

The Supreme Court Collegium met on 30 October 2026 and recommended eleven names for two High Courts.
Five judicial officers were approved for appointment as Judges of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh.
Six persons were recommended for the High Court of Chhattisgarh, of whom four are advocates and two are judicial officers.
The advocates recommended for Chhattisgarh include Anand Shukla, Ratna Nidhi Pusty, Shashank Thakur and Sourabh Sharma.
The Collegium is the body of senior judges headed by the Chief Justice of India that recommends judges for appointment.
A High Court judge is appointed by the President under Article 217 of the Constitution.
The recommendations now go to the Union government before the warrants of appointment are issued.