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Chief Justices of High Courts of India)
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.
| 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, 246 days) |
10 November 2024 (−121 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [1] |
| 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 (158 days) |
14 October 2029 (−5 years, 94 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [3] |
| Andhra Pradesh High Court | Andhra Pradesh | Dhiraj Singh Thakur | 28 July 2023 (350 days) |
24 April 2026 (−1 year, 286 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [4] |
|
Bombay High Court ( list) |
Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Maharashtra | Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya | 29 July 2023 (349 days) |
15 June 2027 (−2 years, 338 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [5] |
| Calcutta High Court | Andaman and Nicobar Islands, West Bengal | T. S. Sivagnanam | 11 May 2023 (1 year, 62 days) |
15 September 2025 (−1 year, 65 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [6] |
| Chhattisgarh High Court | Chhattisgarh | Ramesh Sinha | 29 March 2023 (1 year, 105 days) |
4 September 2026 (−2 years, 54 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [7] |
| Delhi High Court | Delhi | Manmohan (Acting) | 9 November 2023 (246 days) |
16 December 2024 (−157 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [8] |
| Gauhati High Court | Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Mizoram, Nagaland | Vijay Bishnoi | 5 February 2024 (158 days) |
25 March 2026 (−1 year, 256 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | |
|
Gujarat High Court ( list) |
Gujarat | Sunita Agarwal | 23 July 2023 (355 days) |
29 April 2028 (−3 years, 292 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [9] |
|
Himachal Pradesh High Court ( list) |
Himachal Pradesh | M. S. Ramachandra Rao | 30 May 2023 (1 year, 43 days) |
6 August 2028 (−4 years, 25 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [10] |
| Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court | Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh | N. Kotiswar Singh | 15 February 2023 (1 year, 148 days) |
28 February 2025 (−231 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [11] |
| Jharkhand High Court | Jharkhand | Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi | 5 July 2024 (7 days) |
19 July 2024 (−7 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [12] |
| Karnataka High Court | Karnataka | Nilay Vipinchandra Anjaria | 25 February 2024 (138 days) |
22 March 2027 (−2 years, 253 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [13] |
| Kerala High Court | Kerala, Lakshadweep | Muhamed Mustaque Ayumantakath (Acting) | 5 July 2024 (7 days) |
31 May 2029 (−4 years, 323 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [14] |
| Madhya Pradesh High Court | Madhya Pradesh | Sanjeev Sachdeva (Acting) |
9 July 2024 (3 days) |
25 December 2026 (−2 years, 166 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [15] |
| Madras High Court | Puducherry, Tamil Nadu | R. Mahadevan (Acting) | 24 May 2024 (49 days) |
9 June 2025 (−332 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [16] |
| Manipur High Court | Manipur | Siddharth Mridul | 20 October 2023 (266 days) |
21 November 2024 (−132 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [17] |
| Meghalaya High Court | Meghalaya | S. Vaidyanathan | 11 February 2024 (152 days) |
16 August 2024 (−35 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [18] |
| Orissa High Court | Odisha | Chakradhari Sharan Singh | 7 February 2024 (156 days) |
19 January 2025 (−191 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [19] |
|
Patna High Court ( list) |
Bihar | K. Vinod Chandran | 29 March 2023 (1 year, 105 days) |
24 April 2025 (−286 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [20] |
| Punjab and Haryana High Court | Chandigarh, Haryana, Punjab | Sheel Nagu | 9 July 2024 (3 days) |
31 December 2026 (−2 years, 172 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [21] |
|
Rajasthan High Court ( list) |
Rajasthan | Manindra Mohan Shrivastava | 6 February 2024 (157 days) |
5 March 2026 (−1 year, 236 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [22] |
| Sikkim High Court | Sikkim | Biswanath Somadder | 12 October 2021 (2 years, 274 days) |
14 December 2025 (−1 year, 155 days) |
Ram Nath Kovind | [23] |
| Telangana High Court | Telangana | Alok Aradhe | 23 July 2023 (355 days) |
12 April 2026 (−1 year, 274 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [24] |
| Tripura High Court | Tripura | Aparesh Kumar Singh | 17 April 2023 (1 year, 86 days) |
6 July 2027 (−2 years, 359 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [25] |
|
Uttarakhand High Court ( list) |
Uttarakhand |
Ritu Bahri |
4 February 2024 (159 days) |
10 October 2024 (−90 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [26] |
- List of current Indian governors
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- 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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- ^ "List of Chief Justice of the High Court | MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE". doj.gov.in. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ "Chief Justice and Judges of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad and its Bench at Lucknow". www.allahabadhighcourt.in. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh High Court Chief Justices". Andhra Pradesh High Court. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Hon'ble Justices". High Court of Bombay. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ Roy, Sankalpa. "Calcutta High Court - Judges". calcuttahighcourt.gov.in. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Chhattisgarh Highcourt - Sitting Judges". highcourt.cg.gov.in. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "CJ And Sitting Judges". delhihighcourt.nic.in. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "High Court of Gujarat". gujarathighcourt.nic.in. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Himachal Pradesh High Court Chief Justices". Himachal Pradesh High Court. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Jammu & Kashmir High Court". www.jkhighcourt.nic.in. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "SITTING JUDGES OF HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND | High Court of Jharkhand, India". jharkhandhighcourt.nic.in. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "High Court of Karnataka Official Web Site". karnatakajudiciary.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Present Judges of High Court". highcourtofkerala.nic.in. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Madhya Pradesh High Court Chief Justices". Madhya High Court. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Madras High Court - Profile of Chief Justice". www.hcmadras.tn.nic.in. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Welcome to High Court of Manipur Imphal - court rules". hcmimphal.nic.in. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Meghalaya High Court Chief Justices". Meghalaya High Court. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Orissa High Court, Cuttack". www.orissahighcourt.nic.in. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ Kumar, Amit. "The High Court of Judicature at Patna". patnahighcourt.gov.in. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Hon'ble Chief Justice and Judges of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana". www.highcourtchd.gov.in. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Rajasthan High Court". 164.100.222.238. Celeste Online Solutions Pvt. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Judges Profile | High Court of Sikkim". highcourtofsikkim.nic.in. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "HON'BLE JUDGES PROFILE". hc.tap.nic.in. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "HON'BLE JUDGES PROFILE". hc.tap.nic.in. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Hon'ble the Chief Justice: Hon'ble the Chief Justice". highcourtofuttarakhand.gov.in. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
(Redirected from
Chief Justices of High Courts of India)
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.
| 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, 246 days) |
10 November 2024 (−121 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [1] |
| 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 (158 days) |
14 October 2029 (−5 years, 94 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [3] |
| Andhra Pradesh High Court | Andhra Pradesh | Dhiraj Singh Thakur | 28 July 2023 (350 days) |
24 April 2026 (−1 year, 286 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [4] |
|
Bombay High Court ( list) |
Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Maharashtra | Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya | 29 July 2023 (349 days) |
15 June 2027 (−2 years, 338 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [5] |
| Calcutta High Court | Andaman and Nicobar Islands, West Bengal | T. S. Sivagnanam | 11 May 2023 (1 year, 62 days) |
15 September 2025 (−1 year, 65 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [6] |
| Chhattisgarh High Court | Chhattisgarh | Ramesh Sinha | 29 March 2023 (1 year, 105 days) |
4 September 2026 (−2 years, 54 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [7] |
| Delhi High Court | Delhi | Manmohan (Acting) | 9 November 2023 (246 days) |
16 December 2024 (−157 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [8] |
| Gauhati High Court | Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Mizoram, Nagaland | Vijay Bishnoi | 5 February 2024 (158 days) |
25 March 2026 (−1 year, 256 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | |
|
Gujarat High Court ( list) |
Gujarat | Sunita Agarwal | 23 July 2023 (355 days) |
29 April 2028 (−3 years, 292 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [9] |
|
Himachal Pradesh High Court ( list) |
Himachal Pradesh | M. S. Ramachandra Rao | 30 May 2023 (1 year, 43 days) |
6 August 2028 (−4 years, 25 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [10] |
| Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court | Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh | N. Kotiswar Singh | 15 February 2023 (1 year, 148 days) |
28 February 2025 (−231 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [11] |
| Jharkhand High Court | Jharkhand | Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi | 5 July 2024 (7 days) |
19 July 2024 (−7 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [12] |
| Karnataka High Court | Karnataka | Nilay Vipinchandra Anjaria | 25 February 2024 (138 days) |
22 March 2027 (−2 years, 253 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [13] |
| Kerala High Court | Kerala, Lakshadweep | Muhamed Mustaque Ayumantakath (Acting) | 5 July 2024 (7 days) |
31 May 2029 (−4 years, 323 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [14] |
| Madhya Pradesh High Court | Madhya Pradesh | Sanjeev Sachdeva (Acting) |
9 July 2024 (3 days) |
25 December 2026 (−2 years, 166 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [15] |
| Madras High Court | Puducherry, Tamil Nadu | R. Mahadevan (Acting) | 24 May 2024 (49 days) |
9 June 2025 (−332 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [16] |
| Manipur High Court | Manipur | Siddharth Mridul | 20 October 2023 (266 days) |
21 November 2024 (−132 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [17] |
| Meghalaya High Court | Meghalaya | S. Vaidyanathan | 11 February 2024 (152 days) |
16 August 2024 (−35 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [18] |
| Orissa High Court | Odisha | Chakradhari Sharan Singh | 7 February 2024 (156 days) |
19 January 2025 (−191 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [19] |
|
Patna High Court ( list) |
Bihar | K. Vinod Chandran | 29 March 2023 (1 year, 105 days) |
24 April 2025 (−286 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [20] |
| Punjab and Haryana High Court | Chandigarh, Haryana, Punjab | Sheel Nagu | 9 July 2024 (3 days) |
31 December 2026 (−2 years, 172 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [21] |
|
Rajasthan High Court ( list) |
Rajasthan | Manindra Mohan Shrivastava | 6 February 2024 (157 days) |
5 March 2026 (−1 year, 236 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [22] |
| Sikkim High Court | Sikkim | Biswanath Somadder | 12 October 2021 (2 years, 274 days) |
14 December 2025 (−1 year, 155 days) |
Ram Nath Kovind | [23] |
| Telangana High Court | Telangana | Alok Aradhe | 23 July 2023 (355 days) |
12 April 2026 (−1 year, 274 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [24] |
| Tripura High Court | Tripura | Aparesh Kumar Singh | 17 April 2023 (1 year, 86 days) |
6 July 2027 (−2 years, 359 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [25] |
|
Uttarakhand High Court ( list) |
Uttarakhand |
Ritu Bahri |
4 February 2024 (159 days) |
10 October 2024 (−90 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [26] |
- 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
- ^ "Justice D.Y. Chandrachud sworn in as 50th Chief Justice of India". The Hindu. PTI. 9 November 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ "List of Chief Justice of the High Court | MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE". doj.gov.in. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ "Chief Justice and Judges of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad and its Bench at Lucknow". www.allahabadhighcourt.in. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh High Court Chief Justices". Andhra Pradesh High Court. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Hon'ble Justices". High Court of Bombay. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ Roy, Sankalpa. "Calcutta High Court - Judges". calcuttahighcourt.gov.in. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Chhattisgarh Highcourt - Sitting Judges". highcourt.cg.gov.in. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "CJ And Sitting Judges". delhihighcourt.nic.in. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "High Court of Gujarat". gujarathighcourt.nic.in. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Himachal Pradesh High Court Chief Justices". Himachal Pradesh High Court. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Jammu & Kashmir High Court". www.jkhighcourt.nic.in. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "SITTING JUDGES OF HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND | High Court of Jharkhand, India". jharkhandhighcourt.nic.in. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "High Court of Karnataka Official Web Site". karnatakajudiciary.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Present Judges of High Court". highcourtofkerala.nic.in. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Madhya Pradesh High Court Chief Justices". Madhya High Court. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Madras High Court - Profile of Chief Justice". www.hcmadras.tn.nic.in. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Welcome to High Court of Manipur Imphal - court rules". hcmimphal.nic.in. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Meghalaya High Court Chief Justices". Meghalaya High Court. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Orissa High Court, Cuttack". www.orissahighcourt.nic.in. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ Kumar, Amit. "The High Court of Judicature at Patna". patnahighcourt.gov.in. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Hon'ble Chief Justice and Judges of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana". www.highcourtchd.gov.in. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Rajasthan High Court". 164.100.222.238. Celeste Online Solutions Pvt. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Judges Profile | High Court of Sikkim". highcourtofsikkim.nic.in. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "HON'BLE JUDGES PROFILE". hc.tap.nic.in. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "HON'BLE JUDGES PROFILE". hc.tap.nic.in. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Hon'ble the Chief Justice: Hon'ble the Chief Justice". highcourtofuttarakhand.gov.in. Retrieved 4 November 2018.