IN A MEETING THAT TOOK PLACE YESTERDAY, the Supreme Court Collegium decided to appoint chief justices to five high courts. It is also learnt that chief justices have been reshuffling from one high court to another.
The collegium headed by the Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai has recommended the appointment of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva as Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court. Justice Sachdeva hails from the Delhi High Court. He was transferred to the Madhya Pradesh High Court on transfer on May 31, 2024. Presently, he has been functioning there as Acting Chief Justice after the retirement of Chief Justice Suresh Kait on May 23, 2025. Justice Sachdeva was appointed as a judge of the Delhi High Court on April 17, 2013. He is slated to retire on December 25, 2026.
The collegium which also comprised Justices Surya Kant and Vikram Nath also recommended to appoint Delhi High Court's Justice Vibhu Bakhru as chief justice of the Karnataka High Court. The name of the incumbent chief justice of the Karnataka High Court N.V. Anjaria was recommended for elevation to the Supreme Court yesterday.
Justice Bakhru is currently the senior-most judge in the Delhi High Court. He was appointed as judge there on April 17, 2013. He is slated to retire on November 1, 2028.
