The Supreme Court collegium on October 26 recommended Justice P Sam Koshy as the Delhi High Court Chief Justice. Currently a Telangana High Court judge, he will lead the Delhi bench. The collegium also suggested new chief justices for Gujarat, Telangana, and Uttarakhand high courts to fill these important legal positions.
The Supreme Court collegium, led by CJI Surya Kant, on Monday recommended appointment of Justice P Sam Koshy, at present a judge of Telangana HC, as Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court.
It also recommended names of Justices Manash Ranjan Pathak, Tapabrata Chakraborty and Sudhir Singh as chief justices of HCs in Gujarat, Telangana and Uttarakhand, respectively.
Justice Koshy is currently serving as Acting Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court after its Chief Justice, Aparesh Kumar Singh, was elevated to the top court on October 6.
Justice Koshy, who is at the 13th place in the all-India seniority list of the High Court judges, is set to retire in April 2029.
The recommendations were announced through a statement issued by the Supreme Court Collegium following its meeting on October 26.