The Union Government has notified the appointment of three High Court Chief Justices, Sunita Agarwal of Gujarat, Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya of Delhi and Aparesh Kumar Singh of Telangana, as Judges of the Supreme Court, about a week after the Collegium recommended their names.
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New Delhi: The Union Government has notified the appointment of Justice Sunita Agarwal, Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court, Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya, Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, and Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh, Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court, as Judges of the Supreme Court of India [Notification of appointment of three Judges of the Supreme Court].
The notification follows the recommendation of the Supreme Court Collegium, comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Vikram Nath, B.V. Nagarathna, M.M. Sundresh and P.S. Narasimha, at its meeting on September 28, 2026.
The recommendation and the notification
The Collegium’s statement of September 28, 2026 recorded only the names and current positions of the three Chief Justices and did not set out reasons for the recommendation. The Union Government’s notification gives effect to that recommendation. The date of the notification and the date of swearing-in were not stated in the report on which this article is based.
Sunita Agarwal Elevation: The three judges
Justice Agarwal was appointed a judge of the Allahabad High Court on November 21, 2011, and has been Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court since July 23, 2023. Justice Upadhyaya was appointed a judge of the Allahabad High Court on November 21, 2011, became Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court in July 2023, and was transferred as Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court in January 2025. Justice Singh was appointed a judge of the Jharkhand High Court on January 24, 2012, became Chief Justice of the Tripura High Court in April 2023, and was transferred as Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court in July 2025.
According to the report, with the elevation of Justice Agarwal the Supreme Court will have three women judges.
Details: Appointment of Justice Sunita Agarwal, Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh as Judges of the Supreme Court | Collegium recommendation: September 28, 2026 | Notified by: Union Government