List of current Indian chief justices
This is a list of current Chief Justices of the Supreme Court and High Courts of India, the highest court in every state of the Republic of India. There are currently 25 High Courts in the country with seven of them having multiple jurisdictions.
Supreme Court[]
| Court | Jurisdiction | 48th Chief Justice | Gender | Date of Appointment as CJI | Date of Retirement | Appointed By | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supreme Court of India (list) |
India | N. V. Ramana | Male | 24 April 2021 (243 days) |
26 August 2022 (−246 days) |
Ram Nath Kovind | [1] |
High Courts[]
| Court | Jurisdiction | Chief Justice | Gender | Date of Appointment as CJ | Date of Retirement | Appointed By | Ref.[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allahabad High Court | Uttar Pradesh | Rajesh Bindal | Male | 11 October 2021 (73 days) |
15 April 2023 (−1 year, 113 days) |
Ram Nath Kovind | [3] |
| Andhra Pradesh High Court | Andhra Pradesh | Prashant Kumar Mishra | Male | 13 October 2021 (71 days) |
28 August 2026 (−4 years, 248 days) |
[4] | |
| Bombay High Court (list) |
Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Maharashtra | Dipankar Datta | Male | 28 April 2020 (1 year, 239 days) |
8 February 2027 (−5 years, 47 days) |
[5] | |
| Calcutta High Court | Andaman and Nicobar Islands, West Bengal | Prakash Shrivastava | Male | 11 October 2021 (73 days) |
30 March 2023 (−1 year, 97 days) |
[6] | |
| Chhattisgarh High Court | Chhattisgarh | Arup Kumar Goswami | Male | 12 October 2021 (72 days) |
10 March 2023 (−1 year, 77 days) |
[7] | |
| Delhi High Court | Delhi | Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel | Male | 7 June 2019 (2 years, 199 days) |
12 March 2022 (−79 days) |
[8] | |
| Gauhati High Court | Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Mizoram, Nagaland | Sudhanshu Dhulia | Male | 10 January 2021 (347 days) |
9 August 2022 (−229 days) |
[9] | |
| Gujarat High Court (list) |
Gujarat | Aravind Kumar | Male | 13 October 2021 (71 days) |
13 July 2024 (−2 years, 203 days) |
[10] | |
| High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh | Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh | Pankaj Mithal | Male | 4 January 2021 (353 days) |
16 June 2023 (−1 year, 175 days) |
[11] | |
| Himachal Pradesh High Court (list) |
Himachal Pradesh | Mohammad Rafiq | Male | 14 October 2021 (70 days) |
24 May 2022 (−152 days) |
[12] | |
| Jharkhand High Court | Jharkhand | Ravi Ranjan | Male | 17 November 2019 (2 years, 36 days) |
19 December 2022 (−361 days) |
[13] | |
| Karnataka High Court | Karnataka | Ritu Raj Awasthi | Male | 11 October 2021 (73 days) |
2 July 2022 (−191 days) |
[14] | |
| Kerala High Court | Kerala, Lakshadweep | S. Manikumar | Male | 11 October 2019 (2 years, 73 days) |
23 April 2023 (−1 year, 121 days) |
[15] | |
| Madhya Pradesh High Court | Madhya Pradesh | Ravi Malimath | Male | 14 October 2021 (70 days) |
24 May 2024 (−2 years, 153 days) |
[16] | |
| Madras High Court | Puducherry, Tamil Nadu | Munishwar Nath Bhandari (acting) |
Male | 22 November 2021 (31 days) |
12 September 2022 (−263 days) |
[17] | |
| Manipur High Court | Manipur | P. V. Sanjay Kumar | Male | 14 February 2021 (312 days) |
13 August 2025 (−3 years, 233 days) |
[18] | |
| Meghalaya High Court | Meghalaya | Sanjib Banerjee | Male | 24 November 2021 (29 days) |
1 November 2023 (−1 year, 313 days) |
[19] | |
| Orissa High Court | Odisha | S. Muralidhar | Male | 4 January 2021 (353 days) |
7 August 2023 (−1 year, 227 days) |
[20] | |
| Patna High Court (list) |
Bihar | Sanjay Karol | Male | 11 November 2019 (2 years, 42 days) |
22 August 2023 (−1 year, 242 days) |
[21] | |
| Punjab and Haryana High Court | Chandigarh, Haryana, Punjab | Ravi Shanker Jha | Male | 6 October 2019 (2 years, 78 days) |
13 October 2023 (−1 year, 294 days) |
[22] | |
| Rajasthan High Court (list) |
Rajasthan | Akil Abdulhamid Kureshi | Male | 12 October 2021 (72 days) |
6 March 2022 (−73 days) |
[23] | |
| Sikkim High Court | Sikkim | Biswanath Somadder | Male | 12 October 2021 (72 days) |
14 December 2025 (−3 years, 356 days) |
[24] | |
| Telangana High Court | Telangana | Satish Chandra Sharma | Male | 11 October 2021 (73 days) |
29 November 2023 (−1 year, 341 days) |
[25] | |
| Tripura High Court | Tripura | Indrajit Mahanty | Male | 12 October 2021 (72 days) |
10 November 2022 (−322 days) |
[26] | |
| Uttarakhand High Court (list) |
Uttarakhand | Sanjaya Kumar Mishra (acting) |
Male | 24 December 2021 (−1 day) |
28 December 2023 (−2 years, 5 days) |
[27] |
See also[]
- List of current Indian governors
- List of current Indian 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
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