List of current Indian chief justices
The Indian judiciary consists of the Supreme Court of India, which is the highest court in the country and the constituent courts. The Supreme Court serves as the final court of appeal for all civil and criminal cases in India and consists of 33 judges headed by the Chief Justice of India.[1] The High Courts are the top judicial bodies in individual states, controlled and managed by Chief Justices of the respective courts. There are 25 High Courts in the country with seven of them having multiple jurisdictions. The High Courts manage a system of sub-ordinate courts headed by the various District and Session Courts in their respective jurisdictions. As per the Constitution of India, the Chief Justice, the other judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts are appointed by the President of India.[2]
List of chief justices
[edit]| Name of the Chief Justice (S/Shri Justice) | Image | Court | Date of Appointment as Chief Justice | Date of Retirement | Tenure | Nominated By | Appointed By | Date of elevation to Supreme Court | Date of Initial Appointment as Judge | Parent High Court |
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| Sanjiv Khanna (list) |
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Supreme Court of India | 11 November 2024 (136 days) |
13 May 2025 (−47 days) |
184 days | Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud | Droupadi Murmu | 18 January 2019 (6 years, 68 days) |
24 June 2005 (19 years, 276 days) |
Delhi |
| Name of the Chief Justice (S/Shri Justice) | Image | High Court and It's Jurisdiction | Date of Appointment as Chief Justice | Date of Appointment as CJ in Present HC | Date of Retirement | Tenure as Chief Justice | Nominated By | Appointed By | Parent High Court | Date of Initial Appointment as Judge | All India seniority rank of CJ | Remarks |
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| Arun Bhansali (list) |
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Allahabad HC (Uttar Pradesh) |
5 February 2024 (1 year, 50 days) |
14 October 2029 (−4 years, 201 days) |
5 years, 252 days | Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud | Droupadi Murmu | Rajasthan | 8 January 2013 (12 years, 78 days) |
20 Since 17 March 2025 |
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| Dhiraj Singh Thakur (list) |
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Andhra Pradesh HC (Andhra Pradesh) |
28 July 2023 (1 year, 242 days) |
24 April 2026 (−1 year, 28 days) |
2 years, 271 days | Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh | 8 March 2013 (12 years, 19 days) |
22 Since 17 March 2025 |
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| Alok Aradhe (list) |
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Bombay HC (Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, Goa, Maharashtra) |
23 July 2023 (1 year, 247 days) |
21 January 2025 (65 days) |
12 April 2026 (−1 year, 16 days) |
2 years, 264 days Tenure in Present HC 1 year, 82 days |
Sanjiv Khanna | Madhya Pradesh | 29 December 2009 (15 years, 88 days) |
6 Since 5 December 2024 |
6th CJ of Telangana From 23 July 2023 - 20 January 2025 (1 year, 182 days) | |
| T. S. Sivagnanam (list) |
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Calcutta HC (Andaman & Nicobar Islands, West Bengal) |
11 May 2023 (1 year, 320 days) |
15 September 2025 (−172 days) |
2 years, 128 days | Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud | Madras | 31 March 2009 (15 years, 361 days) |
3 Since 5 December 2024 |
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| Ramesh Sinha (list) |
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Chhattisgarh HC (Chhattisgarh) |
29 March 2023 (1 year, 363 days) |
4 September 2026 (−1 year, 161 days) |
3 years, 160 days | Allahabad | 21 November 2011 (13 years, 126 days) |
12 Since 17 March 2025 |
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| Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya (list) |
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Delhi HC (Delhi) |
29 July 2023 (1 year, 241 days) |
21 January 2025 (65 days) |
15 June 2027 (−2 years, 80 days) |
3 years, 322 days Tenure in Present HC 2 years, 146 days |
Sanjiv Khanna | Allahabad | 21 November 2011 (13 years, 126 days) |
14 Since 17 March 2025 |
47th of CJ of Bombay From 29 July 2023 - 20 January 2025 (1 year, 176 days) | |
| Vijay Bishnoi (list) |
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Gauhati HC (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Mizoram, Nagaland) |
5 February 2024 (1 year, 50 days) |
25 March 2026 (−363 days) |
2 years, 49 days | Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud | Rajasthan | 8 January 2013 (12 years, 78 days) |
19 Since 17 March 2025 |
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| Sunita Agarwal (list) |
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Gujarat HC (Gujarat) |
23 July 2023 (1 year, 247 days) |
29 April 2028 (−3 years, 33 days) |
4 years, 282 days | Allahabad | 21 November 2011 (13 years, 126 days) |
13 Since 17 March 2025 |
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| Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia (list) |
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Himachal Pradesh HC (Himachal Pradesh) |
29 December 2024 (88 days) |
31 October 2027 (−2 years, 218 days) |
2 years, 307 days | Punjab and Haryana | 30 September 2011 (13 years, 178 days) |
11 Since 17 March 2025 |
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| Tashi Rabstan (list) |
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Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh HC (Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh) |
27 September 2024 (181 days) |
9 April 2025 (−13 days) |
195 days | Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh | 8 March 2013 (12 years, 19 days) |
23 Since 17 March 2025 |
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| Mamidanna Satyaratna Ramachandra Rao (list) |
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Jharkhand HC (Jharkhand) |
30 May 2023 (1 year, 301 days) |
25 September 2024 (183 days) |
6 August 2028 (−3 years, 132 days) |
5 years, 69 days Tenure in Present HC 3 years, 317 days |
Telangana | 29 June 2012 (12 years, 271 days) |
18 Since 17 March 2025 |
28th CJ of Himachal Pradesh From 30 May 2023 - 24 September 2024 (1 year, 118 days) | ||
| Nilay Vipinchandra Anjaria (list) |
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Karnataka HC (Karnataka) |
25 February 2024 (1 year, 30 days) |
22 March 2027 (−1 year, 360 days) |
3 years, 26 days | Gujarat | 21 November 2011 (13 years, 126 days) |
15 Since 17 March 2025 |
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| Nitin Madhukar Jamdar (list) |
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Kerala HC (Kerala, Lakshadweep) |
26 September 2024 (182 days) |
9 January 2026 (−288 days) |
1 year, 106 days | Bombay | 23 January 2012 (13 years, 63 days) |
16 Since 17 March 2025 |
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| Suresh Kumar Kait (list) |
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Madhya Pradesh HC (Madhya Pradesh) |
25 September 2024 (183 days) |
23 May 2025 (−57 days) |
241 days | Delhi | 5 September 2008 (16 years, 203 days) |
2 Since 5 December 2024 |
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| Kalpathi Rajendran Shriram (list) |
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Madras HC (Puducherry, Tamil Nadu) |
27 September 2024 (181 days) |
27 September 2025 (−184 days) |
1 year, 1 day | Bombay | 21 June 2013 (11 years, 279 days) |
31 Since 17 March 2025 |
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| D. Krishnakumar (list) |
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Manipur HC (Manipur) |
22 November 2024 (125 days) |
21 May 2025 (−55 days) |
181 days | Sanjiv Khanna | Madras | 7 April 2016 (8 years, 354 days) |
86 Since 17 March 2025 |
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| Indra Prasanna Mukerji (list) |
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Meghalaya HC (Meghalaya) |
3 October 2024 (175 days) |
5 September 2025 (−162 days) |
338 days | Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud | Calcutta | 18 May 2009 (15 years, 313 days) |
4 Since 5 December 2024 |
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| Harish Tandon (list) |
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Orissa HC (Odisha) |
26 March 2025 (1 day) |
15 November 2026 (−1 year, 233 days) |
1 year, 235 days | Sanjiv Khanna | Calcutta | 13 April 2011 (13 years, 348 days) |
7 Since 5 December 2024 |
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| Ashutosh Kumar † (list) |
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Patna High Court (Bihar) |
Acting Since 16 January 2025 (70 days) |
30 September 2028 (−3 years, 187 days) |
3 years, 259 days | -- | Patna | 15 May 2014 (10 years, 316 days) |
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| Sheel Nagu (list) |
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Punjab and Haryana HC (Chandigarh, Haryana, Punjab) |
9 July 2024 (261 days) |
31 December 2026 (−1 year, 279 days) |
2 years, 176 days | Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud | Madhya Pradesh | 27 May 2011 (13 years, 304 days) |
9 Since 5 December 2024 |
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| Manindra Mohan Shrivastava (list) |
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Rajasthan HC (Rajasthan) |
6 February 2024 (1 year, 49 days) |
5 March 2026 (−343 days) |
2 years, 28 days | Chhattisgarh | 10 December 2009 (15 years, 107 days) |
5 Since 5 December 2024 |
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| Biswanath Somadder (list) |
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Sikkim HC (Sikkim) |
27 April 2020 (4 years, 334 days) |
12 October 2021 (3 years, 166 days) |
14 December 2025 (−262 days) |
5 years, 232 days Tenure in Present HC 4 years, 64 days |
Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana | Ram Nath Kovind | Calcutta | 22 June 2006 (18 years, 278 days) |
1 Since 27 October 2023 |
9th CJ of Meghalaya From 27 April 2020 - 11 October 2021 (1 year, 168 days) |
| Sujoy Paul † (list) |
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Telangana HC (Telangana) |
Acting Since 21 January 2025 (65 days) |
20 June 2026 (−1 year, 85 days) |
1 year, 151 days | -- | Droupadi Murmu | Madhya Pradesh | 27 May 2011 (13 years, 304 days) |
10 | ||
| Aparesh Kumar Singh (list) |
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Tripura HC (Tripura) |
17 April 2023 (1 year, 344 days) |
6 July 2027 (−2 years, 101 days) |
4 years, 81 days | Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud | Jharkhand | 24 January 2012 (13 years, 62 days) |
17 Since 17 March 2025 |
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| Guhanathan Narendar (list) |
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Uttarakhand HC (Uttarakhand) |
26 December 2024 (91 days) |
9 January 2026 (−288 days) |
1 year, 15 days | Karnataka | 2 January 2015 (10 years, 84 days) |
68 Since 17 March 2025 |
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† - Acting Chief Justice
Dates of Changes in Seniority Rank (S.R.) :
27 October 2023 - Retirement of Vipin Sanghi (CJ of Uttarakhand) on 26 October 2023 (S.R. 1)
5 December 2024 - Elevation of Manmohan (CJ of Delhi) to Supreme Court on 5 December 2024 (S.R. 2)
17 March 2025 - Elevation of Joymalya Bagchi (Judge of Calcutta) to Supreme Court on 17 March 2025 (S.R. 11)
See also
[edit]- List of current Indian governors
- List of current Indian lieutenant governors and administrators
- List of current Indian chief ministers
- List of current Indian deputy chief ministers
- List of current Indian legislative speakers and chairpersons
- List of current Indian opposition leaders
- List of chief justices of India
- List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India
- List of sitting judges of the Supreme Court of India
- List of sitting judges of High Courts of India
References
[edit]- ^ "Rule of law index 2016". Justice Project. Archived from the original on 29 April 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ "Memorandum of procedure of appointment of Supreme Court Judges". Government of India. Archived from the original on 9 March 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ "Justice D.Y. Chandrachud sworn in as 50th Chief Justice of India". The Hindu. 9 November 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ List of Chief Justice of the High Court (PDF). Government of India (Report). Retrieved 21 November 2016.
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