People, Positions and Obituaries · 6 September 2026

Eight High Court Judges Appointed as Chief Justices

Exam-focused facts from the 6 September 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • Justice Sanjay Kumar Agarwal of the Chhattisgarh High Court was appointed Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court.
  • Justice Valluri Kameswar Rao of the Delhi High Court was appointed Chief Justice of the Patna High Court.
  • Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge of the Bombay High Court was appointed Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court.
  • Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra of the Punjab and Haryana High Court was appointed Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
  • Justice Krushna Ram Mohapatra of the Orissa High Court was appointed Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court.
  • Justice Alpesh Yeshwant Kogje of the Gujarat High Court was appointed Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
  • Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi of the Allahabad High Court was appointed Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court.
  • Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati of the Rajasthan High Court was appointed Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.