List of chief justices
| Name of the Chief Justice (S/Shri Justice) | Image | Court | Date of Appointment as Chief Justice | Date of Retirement | Tenure | Nominated By | Appointed By | Date of elevation to Supreme Court | Date of Initial Appointment as Judge | Parent High Court |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanjiv Khanna (list) |  | Supreme Court of India | 11 November 2024 (100 days) | 13 May 2025 (−83 days) | 184 days | Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud | Droupadi Murmu | 18 January 2019 (6 years, 32 days) | 24 June 2005 (19 years, 240 days) | Delhi |
| Name of the Chief Justice (S/Shri Justice) | Image | High Court and It's Jurisdiction | Date of Appointment as Chief Justice | Date of Appointment as CJ in Present HC | Date of Retirement | Tenure as Chief Justice | Nominated By | Appointed By | Parent High Court | Date of Initial Appointment as Judge | All India seniority rank of CJ | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arun Bhansali |  | Allahabad High Court (Uttar Pradesh) | 5 February 2024 (1 year, 14 days) | 14 October 2029 (−4 years, 237 days) | 5 years, 252 days | Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud | Droupadi Murmu | Rajasthan | 8 January 2013 (12 years, 42 days) | 21 Since 20 January 2025 | ||
| Dhiraj Singh Thakur | | Andhra Pradesh High Court (Andhra Pradesh) | 28 July 2023 (1 year, 206 days) | 24 April 2026 (−1 year, 64 days) | 2 years, 271 days | Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh | 8 March 2013 (11 years, 348 days) | 23 Since 20 January 2025 | ||||
| Alok Aradhe (list) | | Bombay High Court (Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Goa, Maharashtra) | 23 July 2023 (1 year, 211 days) | 21 January 2025 (29 days) | 12 April 2026 (−1 year, 52 days) | 2 years, 264 days Tenure in Present HC 1 year, 82 days | Sanjiv Khanna | Madhya Pradesh | 29 December 2009 (15 years, 52 days) | 6 Since 5 December 2024 | 6th CJ of Telangana from 23 July 2023 - 20 January 2025 (1 year, 182 days) | |
| T. S. Sivagnanam | | Calcutta High Court (Andaman and Nicobar Islands, West Bengal) | 11 May 2023 (1 year, 284 days) | 15 September 2025 (−208 days) | 2 years, 128 days | Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud | Madras | 31 March 2009 (15 years, 325 days) | 3 Since 5 December 2024 | |||
| Ramesh Sinha | | Chhattisgarh High Court (Chhattisgarh) | 29 March 2023 (1 year, 327 days) | 4 September 2026 (−1 year, 197 days) | 3 years, 160 days | Allahabad | 21 November 2011 (13 years, 90 days) | 13 Since 16 January 2025 | ||||
| Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya | | Delhi High Court (Delhi) | 29 July 2023 (1 year, 205 days) | 21 January 2025 (29 days) | 15 June 2027 (−2 years, 116 days) | 3 years, 322 days Tenure in Present HC 2 years, 146 days | Sanjiv Khanna | Allahabad | 21 November 2011 (13 years, 90 days) | 15 Since 16 January 2025 | 47th of CJ of Bombay from 29 July 2023 - 20 January 2025 (1 year, 176 days) | |
| Vijay Bishnoi | | Gauhati High Court (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Mizoram, Nagaland) | 5 February 2024 (1 year, 14 days) | 25 March 2026 (−1 year, 34 days) | 2 years, 49 days | Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud | Rajasthan | 8 January 2013 (12 years, 42 days) | 20 Since 20 January 2025 | |||
| Sunita Agarwal (list) | | Gujarat High Court (Gujarat) | 23 July 2023 (1 year, 211 days) | 29 April 2028 (−3 years, 70 days) | 4 years, 282 days | Allahabad | 21 November 2011 (13 years, 90 days) | 14 Since 16 January 2025 | ||||
| Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia (list) | | Himachal Pradesh High Court (Himachal Pradesh) | 29 December 2024 (52 days) | 31 October 2027 (−2 years, 254 days) | 2 years, 307 days | Punjab and Haryana | 30 September 2011 (13 years, 142 days) | 12 Since 5 December 2024 | ||||
| Tashi Rabstan | | Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court (Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh) | 27 September 2024 (145 days) | 9 April 2025 (−49 days) | 195 days | Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh | 8 March 2013 (11 years, 348 days) | 24 Since 20 January 2025 | ||||
| Mamidanna Satyaratna Ramachandra Rao | | Jharkhand High Court (Jharkhand) | 30 May 2023 (1 year, 265 days) | 25 September 2024 (147 days) | 6 August 2028 (−3 years, 169 days) | 5 years, 69 days Tenure in Present HC 3 years, 317 days | Telangana | 29 June 2012 (12 years, 235 days) | 19 Since 20 January 2025 | 28th CJ of Himachal Pradesh from 30 May 2023 - 24 September 2024 (1 year, 118 days) | ||
| Nilay Vipinchandra Anjaria | | Karnataka High Court (Karnataka) | 25 February 2024 (360 days) | 22 March 2027 (−2 years, 31 days) | 3 years, 26 days | Gujarat | 21 November 2011 (13 years, 90 days) | 16 Since 16 January 2025 | ||||
| Nitin Madhukar Jamdar | | Kerala High Court (Kerala, Lakshadweep) | 26 September 2024 (146 days) | 9 January 2026 (−324 days) | 1 year, 106 days | Bombay | 23 January 2012 (13 years, 27 days) | 17 Since 16 January 2025 | ||||
| Suresh Kumar Kait | | Madhya Pradesh High Court (Madhya Pradesh) | 25 September 2024 (147 days) | 23 May 2025 (−93 days) | 241 days | Delhi | 5 September 2008 (16 years, 167 days) | 2 Since 5 December 2024 | ||||
| Kalpathi Rajendran Shriram | | Madras High Court (Puducherry, Tamil Nadu) | 27 September 2024 (145 days) | 27 September 2025 (−220 days) | 1 year, 1 day | Bombay | 21 June 2013 (11 years, 243 days) | 32 Since 20 January 2025 | ||||
| D. Krishnakumar | | Manipur High Court (Manipur) | 22 November 2024 (89 days) | 21 May 2025 (−91 days) | 181 days | Sanjiv Khanna | Madras | 7 April 2016 (8 years, 318 days) | 87 Since 20 January 2025 | |||
| Indra Prasanna Mukerji | | Meghalaya High Court (Meghalaya) | 3 October 2024 (139 days) | 5 September 2025 (−198 days) | 338 days | Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud | Calcutta | 18 May 2009 (15 years, 277 days) | 4 Since 5 December 2024 | |||
| Arindam Sinha † | | Orissa High Court (Odisha) | Acting Since20 January 2025 (30 days) | 21 September 2027 (−2 years, 214 days) | 2 years, 245 days | -- | Calcutta | 30 October 2013 (11 years, 112 days) | 41 Since 20 January 2025 | |||
| Ashutosh Kumar † (list) | | Patna High Court (Bihar) | Acting Since16 January 2025 (34 days) | 30 September 2028 (−3 years, 224 days) | 3 years, 259 days | -- | Patna | 15 May 2014 (10 years, 280 days) | 59 Since 20 January 2025 | |||
| Sheel Nagu | | Punjab and Haryana High Court (Chandigarh, Haryana, Punjab) | 9 July 2024 (225 days) | 31 December 2026 (−1 year, 315 days) | 2 years, 176 days | Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud | Madhya Pradesh | 27 May 2011 (13 years, 268 days) | 9 Since 5 December 2024 | |||
| Manindra Mohan Shrivastava (list) | | Rajasthan High Court (Rajasthan) | 6 February 2024 (1 year, 13 days) | 5 March 2026 (−1 year, 14 days) | 2 years, 28 days | Chhattisgarh | 10 December 2009 (15 years, 71 days) | 5 Since 5 December 2024 | ||||
| Biswanath Somadder |  | Sikkim High Court (Sikkim) | 27 April 2020 (4 years, 298 days) | 12 October 2021 (3 years, 130 days) | 14 December 2025 (−298 days) | 5 years, 232 days Tenure in Present HC 4 years, 64 days | Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana | Ram Nath Kovind | Calcutta | 22 June 2006 (18 years, 242 days) | 1 Since 27 October 2023 | 9th CJ of Meghalaya from 27 April 2020 - 11 October 2021 (1 year, 168 days) |
| Sujoy Paul † | | Telangana High Court (Telangana) | Acting Since21 January 2025 (29 days) | 20 June 2026 (−1 year, 121 days) | 1 year, 151 days | -- | Droupadi Murmu | Madhya Pradesh | 27 May 2011 (13 years, 268 days) | 10 Since 5 December 2024 | ||
| Aparesh Kumar Singh | | Tripura High Court (Tripura) | 17 April 2023 (1 year, 308 days) | 6 July 2027 (−2 years, 137 days) | 4 years, 81 days | Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud | Jharkhand | 24 January 2012 (13 years, 26 days) | 18 Since 16 January 2025 | |||
| Guhanathan Narendar (list) | | Uttarakhand High Court (Uttarakhand) | 26 December 2024 (55 days) | 9 January 2026 (−324 days) | 1 year, 15 days | Karnataka | 2 January 2015 (10 years, 48 days) | 69 Since 20 January 2025 | ||||
† - Acting Chief Justice
Dates of Changes in seniority rank:
27 October 2023 - Retirement of Vipin Sanghi (CJ of Uttarakhand) on 26 October 2023 (Seniority Rank 1)
5 December 2024 - Elevation of Manmohan (CJ of Delhi) to Supreme Court on 5 December 2024(Seniority Rank 2)
16 January 2025 - Elevation of K.V. Chandran (CJ of Patna) to Supreme Court on 16 January 2025(Seniority Rank 13)
20 January 2025 - Retirement of C.S. Singh (CJ of Orissa) on 19 January 2025(Seniority Rank 19)
