The collegium has recommended the elevation of Justice Joymala Bagchi of Calcutta High Court to the Supreme Court.
Justice Bagchi will have a considerably short term as CJI and will become the CJI in May 2031 after the retirement of Justice KV Vishwanathan. He is set to retire in October 2031. He is 11th in All india seniority list of HC Judges.
Justice Bagchi has served as the High Court Judge for 13 years. Starting his career in June 2011 with the Calcutta HC and later transferred to Andhra Pradesh in 2021 , then again repartied back to Calcutta HC.
