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

Chief Justice of India^[3]

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
Sanjiv Khanna (list)		Supreme Court of India	11 November 2024 (159 days)	13 May 2025 (−24 days)	184 days	Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud	Droupadi Murmu	18 January 2019 (6 years, 91 days)	24 June 2005 (19 years, 299 days)	Delhi

Chief Justices of High Courts^[4]

Name of the Chief Justice (S/Shri Justice)	Image	High Court 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
Arun Bhansali (list)		Allahabad HC (Uttar Pradesh)	5 February 2024 (1 year, 73 days)	14 October 2029 (−4 years, 178 days)	5 years, 252 days	Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud	Droupadi Murmu	Rajasthan	8 January 2013 (12 years, 101 days)	20 Since 17 March 2025
Dhiraj Singh Thakur (list)		Andhra Pradesh HC (Andhra Pradesh)	28 July 2023 (1 year, 265 days)	24 April 2026 (−1 year, 5 days)	2 years, 271 days			Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh	8 March 2013 (12 years, 42 days)	22 Since 17 March 2025
Alok Aradhe (list)		Bombay HC (Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, Goa, Maharashtra)	23 July 2023 (1 year, 270 days) 21 January 2025 (88 days)	12 April 2026 (−358 days)	2 years, 264 days Tenure in Present HC 1 year, 82 days	Sanjiv Khanna		Madhya Pradesh	29 December 2009 (15 years, 111 days)	6 Since 5 December 2024	6th CJ of Telangana From 23 July 2023 - 20 January 2025 (1 year, 182 days)
Tirunelveli Subbiah Sivagnanam (list)		Calcutta HC (Andaman & Nicobar Islands, West Bengal)	11 May 2023 (1 year, 343 days)	15 September 2025 (−149 days)	2 years, 128 days	Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud		Madras	31 March 2009 (16 years, 19 days)	3 Since 5 December 2024
Ramesh Sinha (list)		Chhattisgarh HC (Chhattisgarh)	29 March 2023 (2 years, 21 days)	4 September 2026 (−1 year, 138 days)	3 years, 160 days			Allahabad	21 November 2011 (13 years, 149 days)	12 Since 17 March 2025
Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya (list)		Delhi HC (Delhi)	29 July 2023 (1 year, 264 days) 21 January 2025 (88 days)	15 June 2027 (−2 years, 57 days)	3 years, 322 days Tenure in Present HC 2 years, 146 days	Sanjiv Khanna		Allahabad	21 November 2011 (13 years, 149 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)		Gauhati HC (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Mizoram, Nagaland)	5 February 2024 (1 year, 73 days)	25 March 2026 (−340 days)	2 years, 49 days	Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud		Rajasthan	8 January 2013 (12 years, 101 days)	19 Since 17 March 2025
Sunita Agarwal (list)		Gujarat HC (Gujarat)	23 July 2023 (1 year, 270 days)	29 April 2028 (−3 years, 10 days)	4 years, 282 days			Allahabad	21 November 2011 (13 years, 149 days)	13 Since 17 March 2025
Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia (list)		Himachal Pradesh HC (Himachal Pradesh)	29 December 2024 (111 days)	31 October 2027 (−2 years, 195 days)	2 years, 307 days			Punjab and Haryana	30 September 2011 (13 years, 201 days)	11 Since 17 March 2025
Arun Palli (list)		Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh HC (Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh)	16 April 2025 (3 days)	17 September 2026 (−1 year, 151 days)	1 year, 155 days	Sanjiv Khanna		Punjab and Haryana	28 December 2013 (11 years, 112 days)	42 Since 10 April 2025
Mamidanna Satyaratna Ramachandra Rao (list)		Jharkhand HC (Jharkhand)	30 May 2023 (1 year, 324 days) 25 September 2024 (206 days)	6 August 2028 (−3 years, 109 days)	5 years, 69 days Tenure in Present HC 3 years, 317 days	Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud		Telangana	29 June 2012 (12 years, 294 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)		Karnataka HC (Karnataka)	25 February 2024 (1 year, 53 days)	22 March 2027 (−1 year, 337 days)	3 years, 26 days			Gujarat	21 November 2011 (13 years, 149 days)	15 Since 17 March 2025
Nitin Madhukar Jamdar (list)		Kerala HC (Kerala, Lakshadweep)	26 September 2024 (205 days)	9 January 2026 (−265 days)	1 year, 106 days			Bombay	23 January 2012 (13 years, 86 days)	16 Since 17 March 2025
Suresh Kumar Kait (list)		Madhya Pradesh HC (Madhya Pradesh)	25 September 2024 (206 days)	23 May 2025 (−34 days)	241 days			Delhi	5 September 2008 (16 years, 226 days)	2 Since 5 December 2024
Kalpathi Rajendran Shriram (list)		Madras HC (Puducherry, Tamil Nadu)	27 September 2024 (204 days)	27 September 2025 (−161 days)	1 year, 1 day			Bombay	21 June 2013 (11 years, 302 days)	30 Since 10 April 2025
Deivasigamani Krishnakumar (list)		Manipur HC (Manipur)	22 November 2024 (148 days)	21 May 2025 (−32 days)	181 days	Sanjiv Khanna		Madras	7 April 2016 (9 years, 12 days)	85 Since 10 April 2025
Indra Prasanna Mukerji (list)		Meghalaya HC (Meghalaya)	3 October 2024 (198 days)	5 September 2025 (−139 days)	338 days	Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud		Calcutta	18 May 2009 (15 years, 336 days)	4 Since 5 December 2024
Harish Tandon (list)		Orissa HC (Odisha)	26 March 2025 (24 days)	15 November 2026 (−1 year, 210 days)	1 year, 235 days	Sanjiv Khanna		Calcutta	13 April 2011 (14 years, 6 days)	7 Since 5 December 2024
Ashutosh Kumar ^† (list)		Patna High Court (Bihar)	Acting Since 16 January 2025 (93 days)	30 September 2028 (−3 years, 164 days)	3 years, 259 days	--		Patna	15 May 2014 (10 years, 339 days)	57
Sheel Nagu (list)		Punjab and Haryana HC (Chandigarh, Haryana, Punjab)	9 July 2024 (284 days)	31 December 2026 (−1 year, 256 days)	2 years, 176 days	Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud		Madhya Pradesh	27 May 2011 (13 years, 327 days)	9 Since 5 December 2024
Manindra Mohan Shrivastava (list)		Rajasthan HC (Rajasthan)	6 February 2024 (1 year, 72 days)	5 March 2026 (−320 days)	2 years, 28 days			Chhattisgarh	10 December 2009 (15 years, 130 days)	5 Since 5 December 2024
Biswanath Somadder (list)		Sikkim HC (Sikkim)	27 April 2020 (4 years, 357 days) 12 October 2021 (3 years, 189 days)	14 December 2025 (−239 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, 301 days)	1 Since 27 October 2023	9th CJ of Meghalaya From 27 April 2020 - 11 October 2021 (1 year, 168 days)
Sujoy Paul ^† (list)		Telangana HC (Telangana)	Acting Since 21 January 2025 (88 days)	20 June 2026 (−1 year, 62 days)	1 year, 151 days	--	Droupadi Murmu	Madhya Pradesh	27 May 2011 (13 years, 327 days)	10
Aparesh Kumar Singh (list)		Tripura HC (Tripura)	17 April 2023 (2 years, 2 days)	6 July 2027 (−2 years, 78 days)	4 years, 81 days	Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud		Jharkhand	24 January 2012 (13 years, 85 days)	17 Since 17 March 2025
Guhanathan Narendar (list)		Uttarakhand HC (Uttarakhand)	26 December 2024 (114 days)	9 January 2026 (−265 days)	1 year, 15 days			Karnataka	2 January 2015 (10 years, 107 days)	67 Since 10 April 2025

^† - 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)

10 April 2025 - Retirement of Tashi Rabstan (CJ of Jammu & Kashmir) on 9 April 2025 (S.R. 23)

See also

• 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

1. "Rule of law index 2016". Justice Project. Archived from the original on 29 April 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
2. "Memorandum of procedure of appointment of Supreme Court Judges". Government of India. Archived from the original on 9 March 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
3. "Justice D.Y. Chandrachud sworn in as 50th Chief Justice of India". The Hindu. 9 November 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
4. List of Chief Justice of the High Court (PDF). Government of India (Report). Retrieved 21 November 2016.