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 Judge S/Shri Justice | Image | Court | Date of Appointment | Date of Retirement | Tenure | Nominated By | Appointed By | Parent High Court |
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| Sanjiv Khanna |  |
Supreme Court of India (list) |
11 November 2024 (82 days) |
13 May 2025 (−101 days) |
184 days | Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud | Droupadi Murmu | Delhi |
| Name of the Judge S/Shri Justice | Image | Court | Jurisdiction | Date of Appointment | Date of Retirement | Tenure | Nominated By | Appointed By | Parent High Court | All India seniority rank of CJ | Remarks |
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| Arun Bhansali | 
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Allahabad High Court | Uttar Pradesh | 5 February 2024 (362 days) |
14 October 2029 (−4 years, 255 days) |
5 years, 252 days | Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud | Droupadi Murmu | Rajasthan | 21st Since 20 January 2025 |
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| Dhiraj Singh Thakur |
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Andhra Pradesh High Court | Andhra Pradesh | 28 July 2023 (1 year, 188 days) |
24 April 2026 (−1 year, 82 days) |
2 years, 271 days | Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh | 23rd Since 20 January 2025 |
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| Alok Aradhe |
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Bombay High Court (list) |
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Goa, Maharashtra | 21 January 2025 (11 days) |
12 April 2026 (−1 year, 70 days) |
1 year, 82 days | Sanjiv Khanna | Madhya Pradesh | 6th Since 5 December 2024 |
Served as 6th CJ of Telangana (from 23 July 2023 to 20 January 2025) | |
| T. S. Sivagnanam |
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Calcutta High Court | Andaman and Nicobar Islands, West Bengal | 11 May 2023 (1 year, 266 days) |
15 September 2025 (−226 days) |
2 years, 128 days | Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud | Madras | 3rd Since 5 December 2024 |
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| Ramesh Sinha |
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Chhattisgarh High Court | Chhattisgarh | 29 March 2023 (1 year, 309 days) |
4 September 2026 (−1 year, 215 days) |
3 years, 160 days | Allahabad | 13th Since 16 January 2025 |
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| Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya |
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Delhi High Court | Delhi | 21 January 2025 (11 days) |
15 June 2027 (−2 years, 134 days) |
2 years, 146 days | Sanjiv Khanna | Allahabad | 15th Since 16 January 2025 |
Served as 47th of CJ of Bombay (from 29 July 2023 to 20 January 2025) | |
| Vijay Bishnoi |
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Gauhati High Court | Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Mizoram, Nagaland | 5 February 2024 (362 days) |
25 March 2026 (−1 year, 52 days) |
2 years, 49 days | Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud | Rajasthan | 20th Since 20 January 2025 |
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| Sunita Agarwal |
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Gujarat High Court (list) |
Gujarat | 23 July 2023 (1 year, 193 days) |
29 April 2028 (−3 years, 88 days) |
4 years, 282 days | Allahabad | 14th Since 16 January 2025 |
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| Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia |
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Himachal Pradesh High Court (list) |
Himachal Pradesh | 29 December 2024 (34 days) |
31 October 2027 (−2 years, 272 days) |
2 years, 307 days | Punjab and Haryana | 12th Since 5 December 2024 |
Served as Acting CJ of Punjab and Haryana (from 4 February 2024 to 8 July 2024) | ||
| Tashi Rabstan |
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Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court | Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh | 27 September 2024 (127 days) |
9 April 2025 (−67 days) |
195 days | Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh | 24th Since 20 January 2025 |
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| Mamidanna Satyaratna Ramachandra Rao |
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Jharkhand High Court | Jharkhand | 25 September 2024 (129 days) |
6 August 2028 (−3 years, 187 days) |
3 years, 317 days | Telangana | 19th Since 20 January 2025 |
Served as 28th CJ of Himachal Pradesh (from 30 May 2023 to 24 September 2024) | ||
| Nilay Vipinchandra Anjaria |
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Karnataka High Court | Karnataka | 25 February 2024 (342 days) |
22 March 2027 (−2 years, 49 days) |
3 years, 26 days | Gujarat | 16th Since 16 January 2025 |
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| Nitin Madhukar Jamdar |
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Kerala High Court | Kerala, Lakshadweep | 26 September 2024 (128 days) |
9 January 2026 (−342 days) |
1 year, 106 days | Bombay | 17th Since 16 January 2025 |
Served as Acting CJ of Bombay (from 31 May 2023 to 28 July 2023) | ||
| Suresh Kumar Kait |
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Madhya Pradesh High Court | Madhya Pradesh | 25 September 2024 (129 days) |
23 May 2025 (−111 days) |
241 days | Delhi | 2nd Since 5 December 2024 |
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| Kalpathi Rajendran Shriram |
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Madras High Court | Puducherry, Tamil Nadu | 27 September 2024 (127 days) |
27 September 2025 (−238 days) |
1 year, 1 day | Bombay | 32th Since 20 January 2025 |
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| D. Krishnakumar |
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Manipur High Court | Manipur | 22 November 2024 (71 days) |
21 May 2025 (−109 days) |
181 days | Sanjiv Khanna | Madras | 87th Since 20 January 2025 |
Served as Acting CJ of Madras (from 18 July 2024 to 26 September 2024) | |
| Indra Prasanna Mukerji |
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Meghalaya High Court | Meghalaya | 3 October 2024 (121 days) |
5 September 2025 (−216 days) |
338 days | Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud | Calcutta | 4th Since 5 December 2024 |
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| Arindam Sinha † |
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Orissa High Court | Odisha | 20 January 2025 (12 days) |
21 September 2027 (−2 years, 232 days) |
2 years, 245 days | Calcutta | 41st Since 20 January 2025 |
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| Ashutosh Kumar † |
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Patna High Court (list) |
Bihar | 16 January 2025 (16 days) |
30 September 2028 (−3 years, 242 days) |
3 years, 259 days | Patna | 59th Since 20 January 2025 |
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| Sheel Nagu |
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Punjab and Haryana High Court | Chandigarh, Haryana, Punjab | 9 July 2024 (207 days) |
31 December 2026 (−1 year, 333 days) |
2 years, 176 days | Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud | Madhya Pradesh | 9th Since 5 December 2024 |
Served as Acting CJ of Madhya Pradesh (from 25 May 2024 to 8 July 2024) | |
| Manindra Mohan Shrivastava |
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Rajasthan High Court (list) |
Rajasthan | 6 February 2024 (361 days) |
5 March 2026 (−1 year, 32 days) |
2 years, 28 days | Chhattisgarh | 5th Since 5 December 2024 |
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| Biswanath Somadder | 
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Sikkim High Court | Sikkim | 12 October 2021 (3 years, 112 days) |
14 December 2025 (−316 days) |
4 years, 64 days | Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana | Ram Nath Kovind | Calcutta | 1st Since 27 October 2023 |
Served as 9th CJ of Meghalaya (from 27 April 2020 to 11 October 2021) |
| Sujoy Paul † |
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Telangana High Court | Telangana | 21 January 2025 (11 days) |
20 June 2026 (−1 year, 139 days) |
1 year, 151 days | Droupadi Murmu | Madhya Pradesh | 10th Since 5 December 2024 |
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| Aparesh Kumar Singh |
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Tripura High Court | Tripura | 17 April 2023 (1 year, 290 days) |
6 July 2027 (−2 years, 155 days) |
4 years, 81 days | Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud | Jharkhand | 18th Since 16 January 2025 |
Served as Acting CJ of Jharkhand (from 20 December 2022 to 19 February 2023) | |
| Guhanathan Narendar |
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Uttarakhand High Court (list) |
Uttarakhand | 26 December 2024 (37 days) |
9 January 2026 (−342 days) |
1 year, 15 days | Karnataka | 69th Since 20 January 2025 |
† - acting Chief Justice
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 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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