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
edit| Court | Name | Image | Date of Appointment | Date of Retirement | Appointed By |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supreme Court of India (list) |
Sanjiv Khanna | 11 November 2024 (0 days) |
13 May 2025 (−183 days) |
Droupadi Murmu |
| Court | Jurisdiction | Name | Image | Date of Appointment | Date of Retirement | Appointed By |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allahabad High Court | Uttar Pradesh | Arun Bhansali | 5 February 2024 (280 days) |
14 October 2029 (−4 years, 337 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | |
| Andhra Pradesh High Court | Andhra Pradesh | Dhiraj Singh Thakur | 28 July 2023 (1 year, 106 days) |
24 April 2026 (−1 year, 164 days) | ||
| Bombay High Court (list) |
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Goa, Maharashtra | Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya | 29 July 2023 (1 year, 105 days) |
15 June 2027 (−2 years, 216 days) | ||
| Calcutta High Court | Andaman and Nicobar, West Bengal | T. S. Sivagnanam | 11 May 2023 (1 year, 184 days) |
15 September 2025 (−308 days) | ||
| Chhattisgarh High Court | Chhattisgarh | Ramesh Sinha | 29 March 2023 (1 year, 227 days) |
4 September 2026 (−1 year, 297 days) | ||
| Delhi High Court | Delhi | Manmohan | 29 September 2024 (43 days) |
16 December 2024 (−35 days) | ||
| Gauhati High Court | Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Mizoram, Nagaland | Vijay Bishnoi | 5 February 2024 (280 days) |
25 March 2026 (−1 year, 134 days) | ||
| Gujarat High Court (list) |
Gujarat | Sunita Agarwal | 23 July 2023 (1 year, 111 days) |
29 April 2028 (−3 years, 170 days) | ||
| Himachal Pradesh High Court (list) |
Himachal Pradesh | Tarlok Singh Chauhan † | 19 October 2024 (23 days) |
8 January 2026 (−1 year, 58 days) | ||
| Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court | Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh | Tashi Rabstan | 27 September 2024 (45 days) |
9 April 2025 (−149 days) | ||
| Jharkhand High Court | Jharkhand | M. S. Ramachandra Rao | 25 September 2024 (47 days) |
6 August 2028 (−3 years, 269 days) | ||
| Karnataka High Court | Karnataka | Nilay Vipinchandra Anjaria | 25 February 2024 (260 days) |
22 March 2027 (−2 years, 131 days) | ||
| Kerala High Court | Kerala, Lakshadweep | Nitin Madhukar Jamdar | 26 September 2024 (46 days) |
9 January 2026 (−1 year, 59 days) | ||
| Madhya Pradesh High Court | Madhya Pradesh | Suresh Kumar Kait | 25 September 2024 (47 days) |
23 May 2025 (−193 days) | ||
| Madras High Court | Puducherry, Tamil Nadu | Kalpathi Rajendran Shriram | 27 September 2024 (45 days) |
27 September 2025 (−320 days) | ||
| Manipur High Court | Manipur | Siddharth Mridul | 20 October 2023 (1 year, 22 days) |
21 November 2024 (−10 days) | ||
| Meghalaya High Court | Meghalaya | Indra Prasanna Mukerji | 3 October 2024 (39 days) |
5 September 2025 (−298 days) | ||
| Orissa High Court | Odisha | Chakradhari Sharan Singh | 7 February 2024 (278 days) |
19 January 2025 (−69 days) | ||
| Patna High Court (list) |
Bihar | K. Vinod Chandran | 29 March 2023 (1 year, 227 days) |
24 April 2025 (−164 days) | ||
| Punjab and Haryana High Court | Chandigarh, Haryana, Punjab | Sheel Nagu | 9 July 2024 (125 days) |
31 December 2026 (−2 years, 50 days) | ||
| Rajasthan High Court (list) |
Rajasthan | Manindra Mohan Shrivastava | 6 February 2024 (279 days) |
5 March 2026 (−1 year, 114 days) | ||
| Sikkim High Court | Sikkim | Biswanath Somadder | 12 October 2021 (3 years, 30 days) |
14 December 2025 (−1 year, 33 days) |
Ram Nath Kovind | |
| Telangana High Court | Telangana | Alok Aradhe | 23 July 2023 (1 year, 111 days) |
12 April 2026 (−1 year, 152 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | |
| Tripura High Court | Tripura | Aparesh Kumar Singh | 17 April 2023 (1 year, 208 days) |
6 July 2027 (−2 years, 237 days) | ||
| Uttarakhand High Court (list) |
Uttarakhand | Manoj Kumar Tiwari † | 11 October 2024 (31 days) |
18 September 2027 (−2 years, 311 days) |
† - acting Chief Justice
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
References
edit- ^ "Rule of law index 2016". Justice Project. Archived from the original on 29 April 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ "Memorandum of procedure of appointment of Supreme Court Judges". Government of India. Archived from the original on 9 March 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ "Justice D.Y. Chandrachud sworn in as 50th Chief Justice of India". The Hindu. 9 November 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ List of Chief Justice of the High Court (PDF). Government of India (Report). Retrieved 21 November 2016.