New Delhi, March 6 -- The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the elevation of Justice Joymalya Bagchi of the Calcutta High Court to the apex court, noting that he would be in line to assume the office of Chief Justice of India following Justice KV Viswanathan's retirement on 25 May 2031, with a tenure extending until his own retirement on 2 October 2031.

The resolution highlighted that Justice Bagchi would have over six years as a Supreme Court judge before briefly assuming the role of Chief Justice and noted the limited representation of the Calcutta High Court in the current Supreme Court bench.

The Collegium headed by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna stated, "After carefully evaluating merit, integrity and competence and also accommo...