List of current Indian chief justices
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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
[edit]| Court | Jurisdiction | Chief Justice | Date of Appointment as CJI | Date of Retirement | Appointed By | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supreme Court of India (list) |
India | Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud | 9 November 2022 (1 year, 317 days) |
10 November 2024 (−50 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [1] |
High Courts
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| Court | Jurisdiction | Chief Justice | Date of Appointment as CJ/ACJ | Date of Retirement | Appointed By | Ref.[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allahabad High Court | Uttar Pradesh | Arun Bhansali | 5 February 2024 (229 days) |
14 October 2029 (−5 years, 23 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [3] |
| Andhra Pradesh High Court | Andhra Pradesh | Dhiraj Singh Thakur | 28 July 2023 (1 year, 55 days) |
24 April 2026 (−1 year, 215 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [4] |
| Bombay High Court (list) |
Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Maharashtra | Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya | 29 July 2023 (1 year, 54 days) |
15 June 2027 (−2 years, 267 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [5] |
| Calcutta High Court | Andaman and Nicobar Islands, West Bengal | T. S. Sivagnanam | 11 May 2023 (1 year, 133 days) |
15 September 2025 (−359 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [6] |
| Chhattisgarh High Court | Chhattisgarh | Ramesh Sinha | 29 March 2023 (1 year, 176 days) |
4 September 2026 (−1 year, 348 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [7] |
| Delhi High Court | Delhi | Manmohan (Acting) | 9 November 2023 (317 days) |
16 December 2024 (−86 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [8] |
| Gauhati High Court | Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Mizoram, Nagaland | Vijay Bishnoi | 5 February 2024 (229 days) |
25 March 2026 (−1 year, 185 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | |
| Gujarat High Court (list) |
Gujarat | Sunita Agarwal | 23 July 2023 (1 year, 60 days) |
29 April 2028 (−3 years, 221 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [9] |
| Himachal Pradesh High Court (list) |
Himachal Pradesh | M. S. Ramachandra Rao | 30 May 2023 (1 year, 114 days) |
6 August 2028 (−3 years, 320 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [10] |
| Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court | Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh | Tashi Rabstan (Acting) | 18 July 2024 (65 days) |
9 April 2025 (−200 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [11] |
| Jharkhand High Court | Jharkhand | Sujit Narayan Prasad (Acting) |
20 July 2024 (63 days) |
19 June 2029 (−4 years, 271 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [12] |
| Karnataka High Court | Karnataka | Nilay Vipinchandra Anjaria | 25 February 2024 (209 days) |
22 March 2027 (−2 years, 182 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [13] |
| Kerala High Court | Kerala, Lakshadweep | Muhamed Mustaque Ayumantakath (Acting) | 5 July 2024 (78 days) |
31 May 2029 (−4 years, 252 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [14] |
| Madhya Pradesh High Court | Madhya Pradesh | Sanjeev Sachdeva (Acting) |
9 July 2024 (74 days) |
25 December 2026 (−2 years, 95 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [15] |
| Madras High Court | Puducherry, Tamil Nadu | D. Krishnakumar (Acting) | 18 July 2024 (65 days) |
21 May 2025 (−242 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [16] |
| Manipur High Court | Manipur | Siddharth Mridul | 20 October 2023 (337 days) |
21 November 2024 (−61 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [17] |
| Meghalaya High Court | Meghalaya | Hamarsan Singh Thangkhiew
(Acting) |
17 August 2024 (35 days) |
23 December 2028 (−4 years, 93 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [18] |
| Orissa High Court | Odisha | Chakradhari Sharan Singh | 7 February 2024 (227 days) |
19 January 2025 (−120 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [19] |
| Patna High Court (list) |
Bihar | K. Vinod Chandran | 29 March 2023 (1 year, 176 days) |
24 April 2025 (−215 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [20] |
| Punjab and Haryana High Court | Chandigarh, Haryana, Punjab | Sheel Nagu | 9 July 2024 (74 days) |
31 December 2026 (−2 years, 101 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [21] |
| Rajasthan High Court (list) |
Rajasthan | Manindra Mohan Shrivastava | 6 February 2024 (228 days) |
5 March 2026 (−1 year, 165 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [22] |
| Sikkim High Court | Sikkim | Biswanath Somadder | 12 October 2021 (2 years, 345 days) |
14 December 2025 (−1 year, 84 days) |
Ram Nath Kovind | [23] |
| Telangana High Court | Telangana | Alok Aradhe | 23 July 2023 (1 year, 60 days) |
12 April 2026 (−1 year, 203 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [24] |
| Tripura High Court | Tripura | Aparesh Kumar Singh | 17 April 2023 (1 year, 157 days) |
6 July 2027 (−2 years, 288 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [25] |
| Uttarakhand High Court (list) |
Uttarakhand | Ritu Bahri |
4 February 2024 (230 days) |
10 October 2024 (−19 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [26] |
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
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