The Supreme Court collegium, chaired by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, has approved the appointment of 10 advocates as judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The decision was taken during a meeting on May 4, 2026.

The recommended advocates are Monica Chhibber Sharma, Harmeet Singh Deol, Puja Chopra, Sunish Bindlish, Navdeep Singh, Divya Sharma, Ravinder Malik, Pravindra Singh Chauhan, Rajesh Gaur, and Minderjeet Yadav. Pravindra Singh Chauhan is the current Advocate-General of Haryana, and Harmeet Singh Deol serves as the Additional Advocate-General of Punjab.

In a separate decision, the collegium also approved the appointment of three judicial officers—Sunitha Gandham, Alapati Giridhar, and Purushottam Kumar Chintalapudi—as judges of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.

The recommendations will be forwarded to the Union Ministry of Law and Justice, which will process them for formal appointment by the President of India.