LAST WEEK, the Supreme Court Collegium made recommendations to appoint chief justices to four high courts.
The Collegium, which comprises Chief Justice of India (‘CJI’) Surya Kant and Justices Vikram Nath and B.V. Nagarathna, made recommendations to appoint chief justices to the High Courts of Patna, Bombay, Calcutta and Punjab and Haryana, in a meeting held on August 6.
Patna HC gets a regular Chief Justice
Justice V. Kameswar Rao, the senior-most judge of the Delhi High Court, is recommended to be appointed as Chief Justice of the Patna High Court, which has not had a regular chief justice since July 11 this year when the then incumbent Chief Justice Meenakashi Madan Rai retired.
Justice Rao was originally appointed as an additional judge of the Delhi High Court on April 17, 2013, and made permanent on March 18, 2015. He was transferred to the Karnataka High Court on June 1, 2024, and later repatriated to the Delhi High Court on July 21, 2025.
Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge recommended for Calcutta HC Chief Justice
Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge, who comes from the Bombay High Court, has been recommended for appointment as Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court. He has been functioning as Acting Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court since June 2026, when the incumbent Chief Justice Sree Chandrashekhar was elevated to the Supreme Court.
Justice Ghuge was appointed as an additional judge of the Bombay High Court on June 21, 2013, and was made permanent on March 2, 2016. The Calcutta High Court has been functioning without a regular Chief Justice since June 21, 2026, when the incumbent Chief Justice Sujoy Paul retired.
