Three High Court Chief Justices Elevated as Judges of the Supreme Court

Key facts

• The Centre notified the appointment of three High Court Chief Justices — Justice Sunita Agarwal (Gujarat High Court), Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya (Delhi High Court) and Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh (Telangana High Court) — as judges of the Supreme Court, raising its strength to 37 including the Chief Justice of India (CJI).
• The appointments were recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium headed by CJI Surya Kant on September 28, and Justice Agarwal's elevation increased the number of women judges in the Supreme Court to three.
• Justice Agarwal, born on April 30, 1966, will serve in the Supreme Court until April 2031.
• Justice Upadhyaya, elevated to the Allahabad High Court in November 2011, will retire in June 2030.
• Justice Singh, elevated as a judge of the Jharkhand High Court in 2012, will retire in July 2030.
• None of the three elevated Chief Justices is in line to become CJI, and a vacancy will arise with the retirement of Justice Satish Chandra Sharma in November.