Supreme Court collegium recommends Justices Alok Aradhe, Vipul Pancholi for top court

The Supreme Court collegium on Monday (August 25, 2025) recommended to the Centre the names of Bombay High Court Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Patna High Court Chief Justice Vipul Manubhai Pancholi for elevation to the top court.

If the names are cleared by the Centre, Justice Pancholi would be in line to become the CJI in October 2031 after retirement of Justice Joymalya Bagchi.

The five member collegium headed by CJI B.R. Gavai met on Monday (August 25) afternoon to hold deliberations.

The other members of the Supreme Court collegium include Justices Surya Kant, Vikram Nath, J K Maheshwari and B V Nagarathna.