President appoints three High Court Chief Justices — Sunita Agarwal, Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Aparesh Kumar Singh — as Supreme Court judges
On 5 October 2026, the President appointed Chief Justices Sunita Agarwal (Gujarat HC), Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya (Delhi HC) and Aparesh Kumar Singh (Telangana HC) as Judges of the Supreme Court of India.
Summary
The President of India appointed three High Court Chief Justices as Judges of the Supreme Court of India, as notified by the Ministry of Law and Justice on 5 October 2026. They are Justice Sunita Agarwal, Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court; Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya, Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court; and Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh, Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court. Justices Agarwal and Upadhyaya have Allahabad as their parent High Court, while Justice Singh’s parent High Court is Jharkhand. Under Article 124(2) of the Constitution, Supreme Court judges are appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal and hold office until the age of 65.
Key facts
- Appointing authority
- President of India
- Notified
- 5 October 2026 (Ministry of Law and Justice)
- Justice Sunita Agarwal
- CJ, Gujarat HC (parent HC: Allahabad)
- Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya
- CJ, Delhi HC (parent HC: Allahabad)
- Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh
- CJ, Telangana HC (parent HC: Jharkhand)
- Constitutional provision
- Article 124(2)
- Retirement age (SC judge)
- 65 years
Practice MCQs 4 questions
In October 2026, which Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court was appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of India?
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Correct answer: B — Justice Sunita Agarwal
Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh, appointed a Supreme Court Judge in October 2026, was serving as Chief Justice of which High Court?
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Correct answer: D — Telangana High Court
Which of the following pairs (Judge appointed to the Supreme Court in October 2026 – High Court of which he/she was Chief Justice) is correctly matched?
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Correct answer: B — Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya – Delhi High Court
Under which provision of the Constitution of India is every Judge of the Supreme Court appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal?
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Correct answer: A — Article 124(2)