As of September 2021, the Collegium recommendations for appointments to various High Courts are pending for months. The High Courts affected by these delays include:

• Allahabad High Court
• Calcutta High Court
• Chhattisgarh High Court
• Gujarat High Court
• Jharkhand High Court
• Karnataka High Court
• Kerala High Court
• Madhya Pradesh High Court
• Orissa High Court
• Punjab and Haryana High Court

The reasons for the delay in the process of Collegium recommendations to the High Courts in India include:

• The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted the normal functioning of the judicial system and has led to a backlog of cases.
• The Supreme Court and High Courts have been dealing with several urgent matters related to the pandemic, which has led to a delay in non-urgent matters.
• There have been disagreements between the Collegium and the government regarding the appointments of judges to various High Courts.
• The government has been slow in processing the recommendations made by the Collegium, which has led to delays in the appointment of judges.

These delays have had a negative impact on the functioning of the High Courts, which have been struggling to deal with the backlog of cases that has accumulated due to the pandemic.