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Chief Justice of India

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Chief Justice of India

The chief justice of India (CJI) is the chief judge of the Supreme Court of India and the highest-ranking officer of the Indian judiciary. The Constitution of India grants power to the president of India to appoint, as recommended by the outgoing chief justice in consultation with other judges, (as envisaged in Article 124 (2) of the Constitution) the next chief justice, who will serve until they reach the age of 65 or are removed by the constitutional process of impeachment. The CJI ranks 6th in the Order of Precedence of India and as per convention, the successor suggested by the incumbent chief justice is most often the next most senior judge of the Supreme Court. However, this convention has been broken twice. In 1973, Justice A. N. Ray was appointed, superseding three senior judges, and in 1977 when Justice Mirza Hameedullah Beg was appointed as Chief Justice, superseding Justice Hans Raj Khanna. As head of the Supreme Court, the chief justice is responsible for the allocation of cases and appointment of constitutional benches that deal with important matters of law. In accordance with Article 145 of the Constitution of India and the Supreme Court Rules of Procedure of 1966, the chief justice has to allocate work to the other judges who are bound to refer the matter back to them (for re-allocation) in any case where they require it to be looked into by another group of experienced judges. On the administrative side, the chief justice carries out functions of maintenance of the roster, appointment of court officials, and general and miscellaneous matters relating to the supervision and functioning of the Supreme Court. The chief justice is de facto chancellor of National Law School of India University and The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences. The 52nd chief justice was Bhushan Gavai. Sworn in on 14 May, 2025, he became the first Buddhist to hold this post. Chief Justice of India B. R. Gavai recommended Justice Surya Kant as the next chief justice of India on 27th October 2025.Justice Surya Kant, the second senior-most Supreme Court judge became the 53rd chief justice of India on 24th November 2025 after the incumbent CJI B. R. Gavai's retirement.

Infobox

Type
Chief Justice
Status
Presiding Judge of Supreme Court of India
Abbreviation
CJI
Residence
5, Krishna Menon Marg, Sunehri Bagh, New Delhi, India
Seat
Supreme Court of India, New Delhi, India
Nominator
Outgoing Chief Justice of India, generally on the basis of Seniority
Appointer
President of India
Term length
Until the age of 65
Constituting instrument
Constitution of India (under Article 124)
Formation
26 January 1950; 75 years ago (1950-01-26)
First holder
H. J. Kania (1950–1951)
Succession
6th (on the Indian order of precedence)
Salary
₹280,000 (US$3,300) (per month)
Website
sci.gov.in

Tables

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Parent High Court
Parent High Court
No.
Supreme Court
Name(birth–death)
Parent High Court
Start of Term
Parent High Court by (CJI)
Harilal Jekisundas Kania(1890–1951)
1950
1950–1951
Harilal Jekisundas Kania(1890–1951)
No.
1
Name(birth–death)
Harilal Jekisundas Kania(1890–1951)
Start of Term
26 January 1950
End of Term
6 November 1951†
Length of Term
1 year, 284 days
Parent High Court
Bombay
Appointed by(President of India)
Rajendra Prasad
Date of appointment as Judge in
28 January 1950
Date of appointment as Judge in
June 1933
Immediately preceding office
--
Nominated as Judge in
--
Nominated as Judge in
--
Mandakolathur Patanjali Sastri(1889–1963)
1951
1951–1954
Mandakolathur Patanjali Sastri(1889–1963)
No.
2
Name(birth–death)
Mandakolathur Patanjali Sastri(1889–1963)
Start of Term
7 November 1951
End of Term
3 January 1954
Length of Term
2 years, 57 days
Parent High Court
Madras
Appointed by(President of India)
28 January 1950
Date of appointment as Judge in
15 March 1939
Date of appointment as Judge in
--
Immediately preceding office
--
Nominated as Judge in
--
Mehr Chand Mahajan(1889–1967)
1954
1954–1954
Mehr Chand Mahajan(1889–1967)
No.
3
Name(birth–death)
Mehr Chand Mahajan(1889–1967)
Start of Term
4 January 1954
End of Term
22 December 1954
Length of Term
352 days
Parent High Court
Lahore
Appointed by(President of India)
28 January 1950
Date of appointment as Judge in
27 September 1943
Date of appointment as Judge in
--
Immediately preceding office
--
Nominated as Judge in
--
Bijan Kumar Mukherjea(1891–1956)
1954
1954–1956
Bijan Kumar Mukherjea(1891–1956)
No.
4
Name(birth–death)
Bijan Kumar Mukherjea(1891–1956)
Start of Term
23 December 1954
End of Term
31 January 1956‡
Length of Term
1 year, 39 days
Parent High Court
Calcutta
Appointed by(President of India)
28 January 1950
Date of appointment as Judge in
8 July 1936
Date of appointment as Judge in
--
Immediately preceding office
--
Nominated as Judge in
--
Sudhi Ranjan Das(1894–1977)
1956
1956–1959
Sudhi Ranjan Das(1894–1977)
No.
5
Name(birth–death)
Sudhi Ranjan Das(1894–1977)
Start of Term
1 February 1956
End of Term
30 September 1959
Length of Term
3 years, 241 days
Parent High Court
Calcutta
Appointed by(President of India)
28 January 1950
Date of appointment as Judge in
1 December 1942
Date of appointment as Judge in
2nd CJ of Punjab HC
Immediately preceding office
--
Nominated as Judge in
--
Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha(1899–1986)
1959
1959–1964
Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha(1899–1986)
No.
6
Name(birth–death)
Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha(1899–1986)
Start of Term
1 October 1959
End of Term
31 January 1964
Length of Term
4 years, 122 days
Parent High Court
Patna
Appointed by(President of India)
3 December 1954
Date of appointment as Judge in
19 January 1943
Date of appointment as Judge in
CJ of Nagpur HC
Immediately preceding office
M. C. Mahajan
Nominated as Judge in
--
Pralhad Balacharya Gajendragadkar(1901–1981)
1964
1964–1966
Pralhad Balacharya Gajendragadkar(1901–1981)
No.
7
Name(birth–death)
Pralhad Balacharya Gajendragadkar(1901–1981)
Start of Term
1 February 1964
End of Term
15 March 1966
Length of Term
2 years, 42 days
Parent High Court
Bombay
Appointed by(President of India)
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Date of appointment as Judge in
17 January 1957
Date of appointment as Judge in
6 March 1945
Immediately preceding office
--
Nominated as Judge in
S. R. Das
Nominated as Judge in
--
Amal Kumar Sarkar(1901–2001)
1966
1966–1966
Amal Kumar Sarkar(1901–2001)
No.
8
Name(birth–death)
Amal Kumar Sarkar(1901–2001)
Start of Term
16 March 1966
End of Term
29 June 1966
Length of Term
105 days
Parent High Court
Calcutta
Appointed by(President of India)
4 March 1957
Date of appointment as Judge in
25 January 1949
Date of appointment as Judge in
--
Immediately preceding office
--
Koka Subba Rao(1902–1976)
1966
1966–1967
Koka Subba Rao(1902–1976)
No.
9
Name(birth–death)
Koka Subba Rao(1902–1976)
Start of Term
30 June 1966
End of Term
11 April 1967‡
Length of Term
285 days
Parent High Court
Madras
Appointed by(President of India)
31 January 1958
Date of appointment as Judge in
22 March 1948
Date of appointment as Judge in
CJ of Unified Andhra Pradesh HC
Immediately preceding office
--
Kailas Nath Wanchoo(1903–1988)
1967
1967–1968
Kailas Nath Wanchoo(1903–1988)
No.
10
Name(birth–death)
Kailas Nath Wanchoo(1903–1988)
Start of Term
12 April 1967
End of Term
24 February 1968
Length of Term
318 days
Parent High Court
Allahabad
Appointed by(President of India)
11 August 1958
Date of appointment as Judge in
17 February 1947
Date of appointment as Judge in
2nd CJ of Rajasthan HC
Immediately preceding office
--
Mohammed Hidayatullah(1905–1992)
1968
1968–1970
Mohammed Hidayatullah(1905–1992)
No.
11
Name(birth–death)
Mohammed Hidayatullah(1905–1992)
Start of Term
25 February 1968
End of Term
16 December 1970
Length of Term
2 years, 294 days
Parent High Court
Nagpur
Appointed by(President of India)
Zakir Hussain
Date of appointment as Judge in
1 December 1958
Date of appointment as Judge in
27 June 1946
Immediately preceding office
1st CJ of Madhya Pradesh HC
Nominated as Judge in
--
Jayantilal Chhotalal Shah(1906–1991)
1970
1970–1971
Jayantilal Chhotalal Shah(1906–1991)
No.
12
Name(birth–death)
Jayantilal Chhotalal Shah(1906–1991)
Start of Term
17 December 1970
End of Term
21 January 1971
Length of Term
35 days
Parent High Court
Bombay
Appointed by(President of India)
V. V. Giri
Date of appointment as Judge in
12 October 1959
Date of appointment as Judge in
1 March 1949
Immediately preceding office
--
Nominated as Judge in
B. P. Sinha
Nominated as Judge in
--
Sarv Mittra Sikri(1908–1992)
1971
1971–1973
Sarv Mittra Sikri(1908–1992)
No.
13
Name(birth–death)
Sarv Mittra Sikri(1908–1992)
Start of Term
22 January 1971
End of Term
25 April 1973
Length of Term
2 years, 93 days
Parent High Court
Bar Council
Appointed by(President of India)
3 February 1964
Date of appointment as Judge in
N/A
Date of appointment as Judge in
N/A
Immediately preceding office
P. B. Gajendragadkar
Nominated as Judge in
N/A
Ajit Nath Ray(1912–2009)
1973
1973–1977
Ajit Nath Ray(1912–2009)
No.
14
Name(birth–death)
Ajit Nath Ray(1912–2009)
Start of Term
26 April 1973
End of Term
28 January 1977
Length of Term
3 years, 276 days
Parent High Court
Calcutta
Appointed by(President of India)
1 August 1969
Date of appointment as Judge in
23 December 1957
Date of appointment as Judge in
--
Immediately preceding office
M. Hidayatullah
Nominated as Judge in
--
Mirza Hameedullah Beg(1913–1988)
1977
1977–1978
Mirza Hameedullah Beg(1913–1988)
No.
15
Name(birth–death)
Mirza Hameedullah Beg(1913–1988)
Start of Term
29 January 1977
End of Term
21 February 1978
Length of Term
1 year, 24 days
Parent High Court
Allahabad
Appointed by(President of India)
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Date of appointment as Judge in
10 December 1971
Date of appointment as Judge in
11 June 1963
Immediately preceding office
1st CJ of Himachal Pradesh HC
Nominated as Judge in
S. M. Sikri
Nominated as Judge in
B. P. Sinha
Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud(1920–2008)
1978
1978–1985
Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud(1920–2008)
No.
16
Name(birth–death)
Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud(1920–2008)
Start of Term
22 February 1978
End of Term
11 July 1985
Length of Term
7 years, 139 days
Parent High Court
Bombay
Appointed by(President of India)
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Date of appointment as Judge in
28 August 1972
Date of appointment as Judge in
19 March 1961
Immediately preceding office
--
Prafullachandra Natwarlal Bhagwati(1921–2017)
1985
1985–1986
Prafullachandra Natwarlal Bhagwati(1921–2017)
No.
17
Name(birth–death)
Prafullachandra Natwarlal Bhagwati(1921–2017)
Start of Term
12 July 1985
End of Term
20 December 1986
Length of Term
1 year, 161 days
Parent High Court
Gujarat
Appointed by(President of India)
Zail Singh
Date of appointment as Judge in
17 July 1973
Date of appointment as Judge in
21 July 1960
Immediately preceding office
5th CJ of Gujarat HC
Nominated as Judge in
A. N. Ray
Raghunandan Swarup Pathak(1924–2007)
1986
1986–1989
Raghunandan Swarup Pathak(1924–2007)
No.
18
Name(birth–death)
Raghunandan Swarup Pathak(1924–2007)
Start of Term
21 December 1986
End of Term
18 June 1989‡
Length of Term
2 years, 179 days
Parent High Court
Allahabad
Appointed by(President of India)
20 February 1978
Date of appointment as Judge in
1 October 1962
Date of appointment as Judge in
2nd CJ of Himachal Pradesh HC
Immediately preceding office
M. H. Beg
Engalaguppe Seetharamiah Venkataramiah(1924–1997)
1989
1989–1989
Engalaguppe Seetharamiah Venkataramiah(1924–1997)
No.
19
Name(birth–death)
Engalaguppe Seetharamiah Venkataramiah(1924–1997)
Start of Term
19 June 1989
End of Term
17 December 1989
Length of Term
181 days
Parent High Court
Karnataka
Appointed by(President of India)
R. Venkataraman
Date of appointment as Judge in
8 March 1979
Date of appointment as Judge in
25 June 1970
Immediately preceding office
--
Nominated as Judge in
Y. V. Chandrachud
Nominated as Judge in
M. Hidayatullah
Sabyasachi Mukharji(1927–1990)
1989
1989–1990
Sabyasachi Mukharji(1927–1990)
No.
20
Name(birth–death)
Sabyasachi Mukharji(1927–1990)
Start of Term
18 December 1989
End of Term
25 September 1990†
Length of Term
281 days
Parent High Court
Calcutta
Appointed by(President of India)
15 March 1983
Date of appointment as Judge in
31 July 1968
Date of appointment as Judge in
--
Ranganath Misra(1926–2012)
1990
1990–1991
Ranganath Misra(1926–2012)
No.
21
Name(birth–death)
Ranganath Misra(1926–2012)
Start of Term
26 September 1990
End of Term
24 November 1991
Length of Term
1 year, 59 days
Parent High Court
Orissa
Appointed by(President of India)
4 July 1969
Date of appointment as Judge in
10th CJ of Orissa HC
Kamal Narain Singh(1926–2022)
1991
1991–1991
Kamal Narain Singh(1926–2022)
No.
22
Name(birth–death)
Kamal Narain Singh(1926–2022)
Start of Term
25 November 1991
End of Term
12 December 1991
Length of Term
17 days
Parent High Court
Allahabad
Appointed by(President of India)
10 March 1986
Date of appointment as Judge in
25 August 1970
Date of appointment as Judge in
--
Immediately preceding office
P. N. Bhagwati
Madhukar Hiralal Kania(1927–2016)
1991
1991–1992
Madhukar Hiralal Kania(1927–2016)
No.
23
Name(birth–death)
Madhukar Hiralal Kania(1927–2016)
Start of Term
13 December 1991
End of Term
17 November 1992
Length of Term
340 days
Parent High Court
Bombay
Appointed by(President of India)
1 May 1987
Date of appointment as Judge in
4 November 1969
Date of appointment as Judge in
24th CJ of Bombay HC
Immediately preceding office
R. S. Pathak
Lalit Mohan Sharma(1928–2008)
1992
1992–1993
Lalit Mohan Sharma(1928–2008)
No.
24
Name(birth–death)
Lalit Mohan Sharma(1928–2008)
Start of Term
18 November 1992
End of Term
11 February 1993
Length of Term
85 days
Parent High Court
Patna
Appointed by(President of India)
Shankar Dayal Sharma
Date of appointment as Judge in
5 October 1987
Date of appointment as Judge in
12 April 1973
Immediately preceding office
--
Nominated as Judge in
S. M. Sikri
Manepalli Narayanarao Venkatachaliah(born 1929)
1993
1993–1994
Manepalli Narayanarao Venkatachaliah(born 1929)
No.
25
Name(birth–death)
Manepalli Narayanarao Venkatachaliah(born 1929)
Start of Term
12 February 1993
End of Term
24 October 1994
Length of Term
1 year, 254 days
Parent High Court
Karnataka
Appointed by(President of India)
6 November 1975
Date of appointment as Judge in
--
Date of appointment as Judge in
A. N. Ray
Aziz Mushabber Ahmadi(1932–2023)
1994
1994–1997
Aziz Mushabber Ahmadi(1932–2023)
No.
26
Name(birth–death)
Aziz Mushabber Ahmadi(1932–2023)
Start of Term
25 October 1994
End of Term
24 March 1997
Length of Term
2 years, 150 days
Parent High Court
Gujarat
Appointed by(President of India)
14 December 1988
Date of appointment as Judge in
2 September 1976
Date of appointment as Judge in
--
Jagdish Sharan Verma(1933–2013)
1997
1997–1998
Jagdish Sharan Verma(1933–2013)
No.
27
Name(birth–death)
Jagdish Sharan Verma(1933–2013)
Start of Term
25 March 1997
End of Term
17 January 1998
Length of Term
298 days
Parent High Court
Madhya Pradesh
Appointed by(President of India)
3 June 1989
Date of appointment as Judge in
12 September 1972
Date of appointment as Judge in
10th CJ of Madhya Pradesh HC16th CJ of Rajasthan HC
Immediately preceding office
S. M. Sikri
Madan Mohan Punchhi(1933–2015)
1998
1998–1998
Madan Mohan Punchhi(1933–2015)
No.
28
Name(birth–death)
Madan Mohan Punchhi(1933–2015)
Start of Term
18 January 1998
End of Term
9 October 1998
Length of Term
264 days
Parent High Court
Punjab and Haryana
Appointed by(President of India)
K. R. Narayanan
Date of appointment as Judge in
6 October 1989
Date of appointment as Judge in
24 October 1979
Immediately preceding office
--
Nominated as Judge in
E. S. Venkataramiah
Nominated as Judge in
Y. V. Chandrachud
Adarsh Sein Anand(1936–2017)
1998
1998–2001
Adarsh Sein Anand(1936–2017)
No.
29
Name(birth–death)
Adarsh Sein Anand(1936–2017)
Start of Term
10 October 1998
End of Term
31 October 2001
Length of Term
3 years, 21 days
Parent High Court
Jammu and Kashmir
Appointed by(President of India)
18 November 1991
Date of appointment as Judge in
26 May 1975
Date of appointment as Judge in
14th CJ of Jammu and Kashmir HC24th CJ of Madras HC
Immediately preceding office
Ranganath Misra
Nominated as Judge in
A. N. Ray
Sam Piroj Bharucha(born 1937)
2001
2001–2002
Sam Piroj Bharucha(born 1937)
No.
30
Name(birth–death)
Sam Piroj Bharucha(born 1937)
Start of Term
1 November 2001
End of Term
5 May 2002
Length of Term
185 days
Parent High Court
Bombay
Appointed by(President of India)
1 July 1992
Date of appointment as Judge in
19 September 1977
Date of appointment as Judge in
13th CJ of Karnataka HC
Immediately preceding office
M. H. Kania
Nominated as Judge in
M. H. Beg
Bhupinder Nath Kirpal(born 1937)
2002
2002–2002
Bhupinder Nath Kirpal(born 1937)
No.
31
Name(birth–death)
Bhupinder Nath Kirpal(born 1937)
Start of Term
6 May 2002
End of Term
7 November 2002
Length of Term
185 days
Parent High Court
Delhi
Appointed by(President of India)
11 September 1995
Date of appointment as Judge in
20 November 1979
Date of appointment as Judge in
13th CJ of Gujarat HC
Immediately preceding office
A. M. Ahmadi
Nominated as Judge in
Y. V. Chandrachud
Gopal Ballav Pattanaik(born 1937)
2002
2002–2002
Gopal Ballav Pattanaik(born 1937)
No.
32
Name(birth–death)
Gopal Ballav Pattanaik(born 1937)
Start of Term
8 November 2002
End of Term
18 December 2002
Length of Term
40 days
Parent High Court
Orissa
Appointed by(President of India)
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Date of appointment as Judge in
1 June 1983
Date of appointment as Judge in
27th CJ of Patna HC
Vishweshwar Nath Khare(born 1939)
2002
2002–2004
Vishweshwar Nath Khare(born 1939)
No.
33
Name(birth–death)
Vishweshwar Nath Khare(born 1939)
Start of Term
19 December 2002
End of Term
1 May 2004
Length of Term
1 year, 134 days
Parent High Court
Allahabad
Appointed by(President of India)
21 March 1997
Date of appointment as Judge in
25 June 1983
Date of appointment as Judge in
29th CJ of Calcutta HC
S. Rajendra Babu(born 1939)
2004
2004–2004
S. Rajendra Babu(born 1939)
No.
34
Name(birth–death)
S. Rajendra Babu(born 1939)
Start of Term
2 May 2004
End of Term
31 May 2004
Length of Term
29 days
Parent High Court
Karnataka
Appointed by(President of India)
25 September 1997
Date of appointment as Judge in
19 February 1988
Date of appointment as Judge in
--
Immediately preceding office
J. S. Verma
Nominated as Judge in
R. S. Pathak
Ramesh Chandra Lahoti(1940–2022)
2004
2004–2005
Ramesh Chandra Lahoti(1940–2022)
No.
35
Name(birth–death)
Ramesh Chandra Lahoti(1940–2022)
Start of Term
1 June 2004
End of Term
31 October 2005
Length of Term
1 year, 152 days
Parent High Court
Madhya Pradesh
Appointed by(President of India)
9 December 1998
Date of appointment as Judge in
3 May 1988
Date of appointment as Judge in
--
Immediately preceding office
A. S. Anand
Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal(1942–2015)
2005
2005–2007
Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal(1942–2015)
No.
36
Name(birth–death)
Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal(1942–2015)
Start of Term
1 November 2005
End of Term
13 January 2007
Length of Term
1 year, 73 days
Parent High Court
Delhi
Appointed by(President of India)
28 January 2000
Date of appointment as Judge in
17 November 1986
Date of appointment as Judge in
31st CJ of Bombay HC
Immediately preceding office
P. N. Bhagwati
Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan(born 1945)
2007
2007–2010
Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan(born 1945)
No.
37
Name(birth–death)
Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan(born 1945)
Start of Term
14 January 2007
End of Term
11 May 2010
Length of Term
3 years, 117 days
Parent High Court
Kerala
Appointed by(President of India)
8 June 2000
Date of appointment as Judge in
26 September 1985
Date of appointment as Judge in
16th CJ of Gujarat HC29th CJ of Madras HC
Sarosh Homi Kapadia(1947–2016)
2010
2010–2012
Sarosh Homi Kapadia(1947–2016)
No.
38
Name(birth–death)
Sarosh Homi Kapadia(1947–2016)
Start of Term
12 May 2010
End of Term
28 September 2012
Length of Term
2 years, 139 days
Parent High Court
Bombay
Appointed by(President of India)
Pratibha Patil
Date of appointment as Judge in
18 December 2003
Date of appointment as Judge in
8 October 1991
Immediately preceding office
2nd CJ of Uttarakhand HC
Nominated as Judge in
V. N. Khare
Nominated as Judge in
Ranganath Misra
Altamas Kabir(1948–2017)
2012
2012–2013
Altamas Kabir(1948–2017)
No.
39
Name(birth–death)
Altamas Kabir(1948–2017)
Start of Term
29 September 2012
End of Term
18 July 2013
Length of Term
292 days
Parent High Court
Calcutta
Appointed by(President of India)
Pranab Mukherjee
Date of appointment as Judge in
9 September 2005
Date of appointment as Judge in
6 August 1990
Immediately preceding office
3rd CJ of Jharkhand HC
Nominated as Judge in
R. C. Lahoti
Nominated as Judge in
Sabyasachi Mukharji
Palanisamy Sathasivam(born 1949)
2013
2013–2014
Palanisamy Sathasivam(born 1949)
No.
40
Name(birth–death)
Palanisamy Sathasivam(born 1949)
Start of Term
19 July 2013
End of Term
26 April 2014
Length of Term
281 days
Parent High Court
Madras
Appointed by(President of India)
21 August 2007
Date of appointment as Judge in
8 August 1996
Date of appointment as Judge in
--
Immediately preceding office
K. G. Balakrishnan
Nominated as Judge in
A. M. Ahmadi
Rajendra Mal Lodha(born 1949)
2014
2014–2014
Rajendra Mal Lodha(born 1949)
No.
41
Name(birth–death)
Rajendra Mal Lodha(born 1949)
Start of Term
27 April 2014
End of Term
27 September 2014
Length of Term
153 days
Parent High Court
Rajasthan
Appointed by(President of India)
17 December 2008
Date of appointment as Judge in
31 January 1994
Date of appointment as Judge in
33rd CJ of Patna HC
Immediately preceding office
M. N. Venkatachaliah
Handyala Lakshminarayanaswamy Dattu(born 1950)
2014
2014–2015
Handyala Lakshminarayanaswamy Dattu(born 1950)
No.
42
Name(birth–death)
Handyala Lakshminarayanaswamy Dattu(born 1950)
Start of Term
28 September 2014
End of Term
2 December 2015
Length of Term
1 year, 65 days
Parent High Court
Karnataka
Appointed by(President of India)
18 December 1995
Date of appointment as Judge in
6th CJ of Chhattisgarh HC27th CJ of Kerala HC
Date of appointment as Judge in
A. M. Ahmadi
Tirath Singh Thakur(born 1952)
2015
2015–2017
Tirath Singh Thakur(born 1952)
No.
43
Name(birth–death)
Tirath Singh Thakur(born 1952)
Start of Term
3 December 2015
End of Term
3 January 2017
Length of Term
1 year, 31 days
Parent High Court
Jammu and Kashmir
Appointed by(President of India)
17 November 2009
Date of appointment as Judge in
16 February 1994
Date of appointment as Judge in
28th CJ of Punjab and Haryana HC
Immediately preceding office
M. N. Venkatachaliah
Jagdish Singh Khehar(born 1952)
2017
2017–2017
Jagdish Singh Khehar(born 1952)
No.
44
Name(birth–death)
Jagdish Singh Khehar(born 1952)
Start of Term
4 January 2017
End of Term
27 August 2017
Length of Term
235 days
Parent High Court
Punjab and Haryana
Appointed by(President of India)
11 September 2011
Date of appointment as Judge in
8 February 1999
Date of appointment as Judge in
7th CJ of Uttarakhand HC25th CJ of Karnataka HC
Immediately preceding office
S. H. Kapadia
Nominated as Judge in
A. S. Anand
Dipak Misra(born 1953)
2017
2017–2018
Dipak Misra(born 1953)
No.
45
Name(birth–death)
Dipak Misra(born 1953)
Start of Term
28 August 2017
End of Term
2 October 2018
Length of Term
1 year, 35 days
Parent High Court
Orissa
Appointed by(President of India)
Ram Nath Kovind
Date of appointment as Judge in
10 October 2011
Date of appointment as Judge in
17 January 1996
Immediately preceding office
36th CJ of Patna HC25th CJ of Delhi HC
Nominated as Judge in
A. M. Ahmadi
Ranjan Gogoi(born 1954)
2018
2018–2019
Ranjan Gogoi(born 1954)
No.
46
Name(birth–death)
Ranjan Gogoi(born 1954)
Start of Term
3 October 2018
End of Term
17 November 2019
Length of Term
1 year, 45 days
Parent High Court
Gauhati
Appointed by(President of India)
23 April 2012
Date of appointment as Judge in
28 February 2001
Date of appointment as Judge in
30th CJ of Punjab and Haryana HC
Immediately preceding office
A. S. Anand
Sharad Arvind Bobde(born 1956)
2019
2019–2021
Sharad Arvind Bobde(born 1956)
No.
47
Name(birth–death)
Sharad Arvind Bobde(born 1956)
Start of Term
18 November 2019
End of Term
23 April 2021
Length of Term
1 year, 156 days
Parent High Court
Bombay
Appointed by(President of India)
12 April 2013
Date of appointment as Judge in
29 March 2000
Date of appointment as Judge in
21st CJ of Madhya Pradesh HC
Immediately preceding office
Altamas Kabir
Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana(born 1957)
2021
2021–2022
Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana(born 1957)
No.
48
Name(birth–death)
Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana(born 1957)
Start of Term
24 April 2021
End of Term
26 August 2022
Length of Term
1 year, 124 days
Parent High Court
Andhra Pradesh
Appointed by(President of India)
17 February 2014
Date of appointment as Judge in
27 June 2000
Date of appointment as Judge in
27th CJ of Delhi HC
Immediately preceding office
P. Sathasivam
Uday Umesh Lalit(born 1957)
2022
2022–2022
Uday Umesh Lalit(born 1957)
No.
49
Name(birth–death)
Uday Umesh Lalit(born 1957)
Start of Term
27 August 2022
End of Term
8 November 2022
Length of Term
73 days
Parent High Court
Bar Council
Appointed by(President of India)
Droupadi Murmu
Date of appointment as Judge in
13 August 2014
Date of appointment as Judge in
N/A
Immediately preceding office
N/A
Nominated as Judge in
R. M. Lodha
Nominated as Judge in
N/A
Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud(born 1959)
2022
2022–2024
Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud(born 1959)
No.
50
Name(birth–death)
Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud(born 1959)
Start of Term
9 November 2022
End of Term
10 November 2024
Length of Term
2 years, 1 day
Parent High Court
Bombay
Appointed by(President of India)
13 May 2016
Date of appointment as Judge in
29 March 2000
Date of appointment as Judge in
45th CJ of Allahabad HC
Immediately preceding office
T. S. Thakur
Nominated as Judge in
A. S. Anand
Sanjiv Khanna(born 1960)
2024
2024–2025
Sanjiv Khanna(born 1960)
No.
51
Name(birth–death)
Sanjiv Khanna(born 1960)
Start of Term
11 November 2024
End of Term
13 May 2025
Length of Term
183 days
Parent High Court
Delhi
Appointed by(President of India)
18 January 2019
Date of appointment as Judge in
24 June 2005
Date of appointment as Judge in
--
Immediately preceding office
Ranjan Gogoi
Nominated as Judge in
R. C. Lahoti
Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai(born 1960)
2025
2025–2025
Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai(born 1960)
No.
52
Name(birth–death)
Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai(born 1960)
Start of Term
14 May 2025
End of Term
23 November 2025
Length of Term
193 days
Parent High Court
Bombay
Appointed by(President of India)
24 May 2019
Date of appointment as Judge in
14 November 2003
Date of appointment as Judge in
--
Immediately preceding office
V. N. Khare
Surya Kant(born 1962)
Surya Kant(born 1962)
No.
53
Name(birth–death)
Surya Kant(born 1962)
Start of Term
24 November 2025
End of Term
Incumbent
Length of Term
26 days
Parent High Court
Punjab and Haryana
Appointed by(President of India)
9 January 2004
Date of appointment as Judge in
23rd CJ of Himachal Pradesh HC
No.
Name(birth–death)
Image
Start of Term
End of Term
Length of Term
Parent High Court
Appointed by(President of India)
Date of appointment as Judge in
Immediately preceding office
Nominated as Judge in
Ref.
Supreme Court
Parent High Court
Supreme Court by (CJI)
Parent High Court by (CJI)
1
Harilal Jekisundas Kania(1890–1951)
26 January 1950
6 November 1951†
1 year, 284 days
Bombay
Rajendra Prasad
28 January 1950
June 1933
--
--
--
2
Mandakolathur Patanjali Sastri(1889–1963)
7 November 1951
3 January 1954
2 years, 57 days
Madras
28 January 1950
15 March 1939
--
--
--
3
Mehr Chand Mahajan(1889–1967)
4 January 1954
22 December 1954
352 days
Lahore
28 January 1950
27 September 1943
--
--
--
4
Bijan Kumar Mukherjea(1891–1956)
23 December 1954
31 January 1956‡
1 year, 39 days
Calcutta
28 January 1950
8 July 1936
--
--
--
5
Sudhi Ranjan Das(1894–1977)
1 February 1956
30 September 1959
3 years, 241 days
Calcutta
28 January 1950
1 December 1942
2nd CJ of Punjab HC
--
--
6
Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha(1899–1986)
1 October 1959
31 January 1964
4 years, 122 days
Patna
3 December 1954
19 January 1943
CJ of Nagpur HC
M. C. Mahajan
--
7
Pralhad Balacharya Gajendragadkar(1901–1981)
1 February 1964
15 March 1966
2 years, 42 days
Bombay
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
17 January 1957
6 March 1945
--
S. R. Das
--
8
Amal Kumar Sarkar(1901–2001)
16 March 1966
29 June 1966
105 days
Calcutta
4 March 1957
25 January 1949
--
--
9
Koka Subba Rao(1902–1976)
30 June 1966
11 April 1967‡
285 days
Madras
31 January 1958
22 March 1948
CJ of Unified Andhra Pradesh HC
--
10
Kailas Nath Wanchoo(1903–1988)
12 April 1967
24 February 1968
318 days
Allahabad
11 August 1958
17 February 1947
2nd CJ of Rajasthan HC
--
11
Mohammed Hidayatullah(1905–1992)
25 February 1968
16 December 1970
2 years, 294 days
Nagpur
Zakir Hussain
1 December 1958
27 June 1946
1st CJ of Madhya Pradesh HC
--
12
Jayantilal Chhotalal Shah(1906–1991)
17 December 1970
21 January 1971
35 days
Bombay
V. V. Giri
12 October 1959
1 March 1949
--
B. P. Sinha
--
13
Sarv Mittra Sikri(1908–1992)
22 January 1971
25 April 1973
2 years, 93 days
Bar Council
3 February 1964
N/A
N/A
P. B. Gajendragadkar
N/A
14
Ajit Nath Ray(1912–2009)
26 April 1973
28 January 1977
3 years, 276 days
Calcutta
1 August 1969
23 December 1957
--
M. Hidayatullah
--
15
Mirza Hameedullah Beg(1913–1988)
29 January 1977
21 February 1978
1 year, 24 days
Allahabad
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
10 December 1971
11 June 1963
1st CJ of Himachal Pradesh HC
S. M. Sikri
B. P. Sinha
16
Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud(1920–2008)
22 February 1978
11 July 1985
7 years, 139 days
Bombay
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
28 August 1972
19 March 1961
--
17
Prafullachandra Natwarlal Bhagwati(1921–2017)
12 July 1985
20 December 1986
1 year, 161 days
Gujarat
Zail Singh
17 July 1973
21 July 1960
5th CJ of Gujarat HC
A. N. Ray
18
Raghunandan Swarup Pathak(1924–2007)
21 December 1986
18 June 1989‡
2 years, 179 days
Allahabad
20 February 1978
1 October 1962
2nd CJ of Himachal Pradesh HC
M. H. Beg
19
Engalaguppe Seetharamiah Venkataramiah(1924–1997)
19 June 1989
17 December 1989
181 days
Karnataka
R. Venkataraman
8 March 1979
25 June 1970
--
Y. V. Chandrachud
M. Hidayatullah
20
Sabyasachi Mukharji(1927–1990)
18 December 1989
25 September 1990†
281 days
Calcutta
15 March 1983
31 July 1968
--
21
Ranganath Misra(1926–2012)
26 September 1990
24 November 1991
1 year, 59 days
Orissa
4 July 1969
10th CJ of Orissa HC
22
Kamal Narain Singh(1926–2022)
25 November 1991
12 December 1991
17 days
Allahabad
10 March 1986
25 August 1970
--
P. N. Bhagwati
23
Madhukar Hiralal Kania(1927–2016)
13 December 1991
17 November 1992
340 days
Bombay
1 May 1987
4 November 1969
24th CJ of Bombay HC
R. S. Pathak
24
Lalit Mohan Sharma(1928–2008)
18 November 1992
11 February 1993
85 days
Patna
Shankar Dayal Sharma
5 October 1987
12 April 1973
--
S. M. Sikri
25
Manepalli Narayanarao Venkatachaliah(born 1929)
12 February 1993
24 October 1994
1 year, 254 days
Karnataka
6 November 1975
--
A. N. Ray
26
Aziz Mushabber Ahmadi(1932–2023)
25 October 1994
24 March 1997
2 years, 150 days
Gujarat
14 December 1988
2 September 1976
--
27
Jagdish Sharan Verma(1933–2013)
25 March 1997
17 January 1998
298 days
Madhya Pradesh
3 June 1989
12 September 1972
10th CJ of Madhya Pradesh HC16th CJ of Rajasthan HC
S. M. Sikri
28
Madan Mohan Punchhi(1933–2015)
18 January 1998
9 October 1998
264 days
Punjab and Haryana
K. R. Narayanan
6 October 1989
24 October 1979
--
E. S. Venkataramiah
Y. V. Chandrachud
29
Adarsh Sein Anand(1936–2017)
10 October 1998
31 October 2001
3 years, 21 days
Jammu and Kashmir
18 November 1991
26 May 1975
14th CJ of Jammu and Kashmir HC24th CJ of Madras HC
Ranganath Misra
A. N. Ray
30
Sam Piroj Bharucha(born 1937)
1 November 2001
5 May 2002
185 days
Bombay
1 July 1992
19 September 1977
13th CJ of Karnataka HC
M. H. Kania
M. H. Beg
31
Bhupinder Nath Kirpal(born 1937)
6 May 2002
7 November 2002
185 days
Delhi
11 September 1995
20 November 1979
13th CJ of Gujarat HC
A. M. Ahmadi
Y. V. Chandrachud
32
Gopal Ballav Pattanaik(born 1937)
8 November 2002
18 December 2002
40 days
Orissa
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
1 June 1983
27th CJ of Patna HC
33
Vishweshwar Nath Khare(born 1939)
19 December 2002
1 May 2004
1 year, 134 days
Allahabad
21 March 1997
25 June 1983
29th CJ of Calcutta HC
34
S. Rajendra Babu(born 1939)
2 May 2004
31 May 2004
29 days
Karnataka
25 September 1997
19 February 1988
--
J. S. Verma
R. S. Pathak
35
Ramesh Chandra Lahoti(1940–2022)
1 June 2004
31 October 2005
1 year, 152 days
Madhya Pradesh
9 December 1998
3 May 1988
--
A. S. Anand
36
Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal(1942–2015)
1 November 2005
13 January 2007
1 year, 73 days
Delhi
28 January 2000
17 November 1986
31st CJ of Bombay HC
P. N. Bhagwati
37
Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan(born 1945)
14 January 2007
11 May 2010
3 years, 117 days
Kerala
8 June 2000
26 September 1985
16th CJ of Gujarat HC29th CJ of Madras HC
38
Sarosh Homi Kapadia(1947–2016)
12 May 2010
28 September 2012
2 years, 139 days
Bombay
Pratibha Patil
18 December 2003
8 October 1991
2nd CJ of Uttarakhand HC
V. N. Khare
Ranganath Misra
39
Altamas Kabir(1948–2017)
29 September 2012
18 July 2013
292 days
Calcutta
Pranab Mukherjee
9 September 2005
6 August 1990
3rd CJ of Jharkhand HC
R. C. Lahoti
Sabyasachi Mukharji
40
Palanisamy Sathasivam(born 1949)
19 July 2013
26 April 2014
281 days
Madras
21 August 2007
8 August 1996
--
K. G. Balakrishnan
A. M. Ahmadi
41
Rajendra Mal Lodha(born 1949)
27 April 2014
27 September 2014
153 days
Rajasthan
17 December 2008
31 January 1994
33rd CJ of Patna HC
M. N. Venkatachaliah
42
Handyala Lakshminarayanaswamy Dattu(born 1950)
28 September 2014
2 December 2015
1 year, 65 days
Karnataka
18 December 1995
6th CJ of Chhattisgarh HC27th CJ of Kerala HC
A. M. Ahmadi
43
Tirath Singh Thakur(born 1952)
3 December 2015
3 January 2017
1 year, 31 days
Jammu and Kashmir
17 November 2009
16 February 1994
28th CJ of Punjab and Haryana HC
M. N. Venkatachaliah
44
Jagdish Singh Khehar(born 1952)
4 January 2017
27 August 2017
235 days
Punjab and Haryana
11 September 2011
8 February 1999
7th CJ of Uttarakhand HC25th CJ of Karnataka HC
S. H. Kapadia
A. S. Anand
45
Dipak Misra(born 1953)
28 August 2017
2 October 2018
1 year, 35 days
Orissa
Ram Nath Kovind
10 October 2011
17 January 1996
36th CJ of Patna HC25th CJ of Delhi HC
A. M. Ahmadi
46
Ranjan Gogoi(born 1954)
3 October 2018
17 November 2019
1 year, 45 days
Gauhati
23 April 2012
28 February 2001
30th CJ of Punjab and Haryana HC
A. S. Anand
47
Sharad Arvind Bobde(born 1956)
18 November 2019
23 April 2021
1 year, 156 days
Bombay
12 April 2013
29 March 2000
21st CJ of Madhya Pradesh HC
Altamas Kabir
48
Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana(born 1957)
24 April 2021
26 August 2022
1 year, 124 days
Andhra Pradesh
17 February 2014
27 June 2000
27th CJ of Delhi HC
P. Sathasivam

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  58. "Justice Altamas Kabir"
    https://www.sci.gov.in/judge/justice-altamas-kabir-/
  59. "Justice P Sathasivam"
    https://www.sci.gov.in/judge/justice-p-sathasivam-/
  60. "Justice R M Lodha"
    https://www.sci.gov.in/judge/justice-r-m-lodha/
  61. "Justice H L Dattu"
    https://www.sci.gov.in/judge/justice-h-l-dattu/
  62. "Justice T S Thakur"
    https://www.sci.gov.in/judge/justice-t-s-thakur/
  63. "Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar"
    https://www.sci.gov.in/judge/justice-jagdish-singh-khehar/
  64. "Justice Dipak Mishra"
    https://www.sci.gov.in/judge/justice-dipak-mishra-/
  65. "Justice Ranjan Gogoi"
    https://www.sci.gov.in/judge/justice-ranjan-gogoi-/
  66. The Times of India
    https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/justice-bobde-takes-oath-as-next-cji/articleshow/72103117.cms
  67. "Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde"
    https://www.sci.gov.in/judge/justice-sharad-arvind-bobde/
  68. "Justice N V Ramana"
    https://www.sci.gov.in/judge/justice-n-v-ramana/
  69. "Justice Uday Umesh Lalit"
    https://www.sci.gov.in/judge/justice-uday-umesh-lalit/
  70. "Justice D Y Chandrachud"
    https://www.sci.gov.in/judge/dr-justice-d-y-chandrachud/
  71. "Justice Sanjiv Khanna"
    https://www.sci.gov.in/judge/justice-sanjiv-khanna/
  72. "Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai"
    https://www.sci.gov.in/judge/justice-bhushan-ramkrishna-gavai/
  73. "President Droupadi Murmu designates Justice Surya Kant as next CJI, oath event on November 24"
    https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/president-droupadi-murmu-designates-justice-surya-kant-as-next-cji-oath-event-on-november-24/articleshow/124979523.cms
  74. thehindu.com
    https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/justice-surya-kant-sworn-in-as-53rd-chief-justice-of-india/article70316338.ece/
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