List of sitting judges of the Supreme Court of India

Insignia of the Supreme Court of India

The Supreme Court of India, in New Delhi

The Supreme Court of India is the highest court in the country. The maximum possible strength is 34. According to the Constitution of India, the judges of the Supreme Court must retire at the age of 65. ^[1] There are currently 34 judges (including the Chief Justice) in the Supreme Court of India.

In August 2021, then President Ram Nath Kovind signed the warrant of appointments of nine judges, including three women, to the Supreme Court, taking the total number of judges to 33, against the sanctioned strength of 34. ^[2] It was the first instance that nine judges of the Supreme Court took oath at once. ^{[3] [4]}

Justice B. R. Gavai is the 52nd Chief Justice of India. He was sworn in on 14 May 2025. ^[5] Justice B. V. Nagarathna is the only female judge of the collegium and the member of Supreme Court.

CJI B. R. Gavai recommends Justice Surya Kant as next Chief Justice of India. Justice Surya Kant, the second senior-most Supreme Court judge after the incumbent CJI B. R. Gavai, is set to become the 53rd Chief Justice of India. on November 24 after CJI B. R. Gavai's retirement on November 23. ^{[6] [7]}

List of judges ordered by seniority

Sr. No.	Name	Image	Date of Appointment	Becomes CJI on	Date of Retirement	Tenure Length	Parent High Court	Appointed by	Date of appointment as High Court Judge	Seniority rank on the date of elevation
1	Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai (Chief Justice of India)		24 May 2019 (6 years, 163 days) Appointed as CJI on 14 May 2025 (173 days)	14 May 2025 (Appointed 173 days ago)	23 November 2025 (−20 days)	6 years, 184 days Tenure length as CJI 194 days	Bombay	Ram Nath Kovind Appointed as CJI by Droupadi Murmu	14 November 2003 (21 years, 354 days)	8
2	Surya Kant (CJI  – Designate)		24 May 2019 (6 years, 163 days) Assuming office as CJI on 24 November 2025 (−21 days)	24 November 2025 (Assuming office on −21 days later)	9 February 2027 (−1 year, 98 days)	7 years, 262 days Tenure length as CJI 1 year, 78 days	Punjab and Haryana	Ram Nath Kovind Appointed as CJI by Droupadi Murmu	9 January 2004 (21 years, 298 days)	11
3	Vikram Nath		31 August 2021 (4 years, 64 days)	10 February 2027	23 September 2027 (−1 year, 324 days)	6 years, 24 days	Allahabad	Ram Nath Kovind	24 September 2004 (21 years, 40 days)	4
4	Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari			-	28 June 2026 (−237 days)	4 years, 302 days	Madhya Pradesh		25 November 2005 (19 years, 343 days)	8
5	Bengaluru Venkataramiah Nagarathna			24 September 2027	29 October 2027 (−1 year, 360 days)	6 years, 60 days	Karnataka		18 February 2008 (17 years, 258 days)	29
6	M. M. Sundresh			-	20 July 2027 (−1 year, 259 days)	5 years, 324 days	Madras		31 March 2009 (16 years, 217 days)	46
7	Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha			30 October 2027	2 May 2028 (−2 years, 181 days)	6 years, 246 days	Bar Council		N/A	N/A
8	Jamshed Burjor Pardiwala		9 May 2022 (3 years, 178 days)	3 May 2028	11 August 2030 (−4 years, 281 days)	8 years, 95 days	Gujarat		17 February 2011 (14 years, 259 days)	49
9	Dipankar Datta		12 December 2022 (2 years, 326 days)	-	8 February 2030 (−4 years, 97 days)	7 years, 59 days	Calcutta	Droupadi Murmu	22 June 2006 (19 years, 134 days)	6
10	Pankaj Mithal		6 February 2023 (2 years, 270 days)	-	16 June 2026 (−225 days)	3 years, 131 days	Allahabad		7 July 2006 (19 years, 119 days)	7
11	Sanjay Karol			-	22 August 2026 (−292 days)	3 years, 198 days	Himachal Pradesh		8 March 2007 (18 years, 240 days)	9
12	Puligoru Venkata Sanjay Kumar			-	13 August 2028 (−2 years, 284 days)	5 years, 190 days	Telangana		8 August 2008 (17 years, 87 days)	20
13	Ahsanuddin Amanullah			-	10 May 2028 (−2 years, 189 days)	5 years, 95 days	Patna		20 June 2011 (14 years, 136 days)	42
14	Manoj Misra			-	1 June 2030 (−4 years, 210 days)	7 years, 116 days	Allahabad		21 November 2011 (13 years, 347 days)	52
15	Rajesh Bindal		13 February 2023 (2 years, 263 days)	-	15 April 2026 (−163 days)	3 years, 63 days	Punjab and Haryana		22 March 2006 (19 years, 226 days)	2
16	Aravind Kumar			-	13 July 2027 (−1 year, 252 days)	4 years, 152 days	Karnataka		26 June 2009 (16 years, 130 days)	23
17	Prashant Kumar Mishra		19 May 2023 (2 years, 168 days)	-	28 August 2029 (−3 years, 298 days)	6 years, 102 days	Chhattisgarh		10 December 2009 (15 years, 328 days)	21
18	Kalpathy Venkataraman Viswanathan			12 August 2030	25 May 2031 (−5 years, 203 days)	8 years, 7 days	Bar Council		N/A	N/A
19	Ujjal Bhuyan		14 July 2023 (2 years, 112 days)	-	1 August 2029 (−3 years, 271 days)	6 years, 19 days	Gauhati		17 October 2011 (14 years, 17 days)	31
20	Sarasa Venkatanarayana Bhatti			-	5 May 2027 (−1 year, 183 days)	3 years, 296 days	Andhra Pradesh		12 April 2013 (12 years, 205 days)	49
21	Satish Chandra Sharma		9 November 2023 (1 year, 359 days)	-	29 November 2026 (−1 year, 26 days)	3 years, 21 days	Madhya Pradesh		18 January 2008 (17 years, 289 days)	2
22	Augustine George Masih				11 March 2028 (−2 years, 129 days)	4 years, 124 days	Punjab and Haryana		10 July 2008 (17 years, 116 days)	7
23	Sandeep Mehta			-	10 January 2028 (−2 years, 68 days)	4 years, 63 days	Rajasthan		30 May 2011 (14 years, 157 days)	23
24	Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale		25 January 2024 (1 year, 282 days)		22 June 2027 (−1 year, 231 days)	3 years, 149 days	Bombay		18 July 2008 (17 years, 108 days)	6
25	Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh		18 July 2024 (1 year, 108 days)		29 February 2028 (−2 years, 118 days)	3 years, 227 days	Manipur		17 October 2011 (14 years, 17 days)	17
26	R. Mahadevan			-	9 June 2028 (−2 years, 219 days)	3 years, 328 days	Madras		25 October 2013 (12 years, 9 days)	51
27	Manmohan		5 December 2024 (333 days)	-	16 December 2027 (−2 years, 43 days)	3 years, 12 days	Delhi		13 March 2008 (17 years, 235 days)	2
28	Krishnan Vinod Chandran		16 January 2025 (291 days)	-	24 April 2028 (−2 years, 173 days)	3 years, 100 days	Kerala		8 November 2011 (13 years, 360 days)	13
29	Joymalya Bagchi		17 March 2025 (231 days)	26 May 2031	2 October 2031 (−5 years, 333 days)	6 years, 200 days	Calcutta		27 June 2011 (14 years, 129 days)	11
30	Nilay Vipinchandra Anjaria		30 May 2025 (157 days)	-	22 March 2030 (−4 years, 139 days)	4 years, 297 days	Gujarat		21 November 2011 (13 years, 347 days)	14
31	Vijay Bishnoi			-	25 March 2029 (−3 years, 142 days)	3 years, 300 days	Rajasthan		8 January 2013 (12 years, 299 days)	18
32	Atul Sharachchandra Chandurkar			-	6 April 2030 (−4 years, 154 days)	4 years, 312 days	Bombay		21 June 2013 (12 years, 135 days)	29
33	Alok Aradhe		29 August 2025 (66 days)	-	12 April 2029 (−3 years, 160 days)	3 years, 227 days	Madhya Pradesh		29 December 2009 (15 years, 309 days)	5
34	Vipul Manubhai Pancholi			3 October 2031	27 May 2033 (−7 years, 205 days)	7 years, 272 days	Gujarat		1 October 2014 (11 years, 33 days)	57

Members of the Collegium

Sr. No.	Member	Since
		For Appointment in Supreme Court	For Appointment in High Courts
1	Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai (CJI)	17 June 2023 (2 years, 139 days) JoR –  K. M. Joseph	26 December 2023 (1 year, 312 days) JoR –  S. K. Kaul
2	Surya Kant (CJI - Designate)	18 June 2023 (2 years, 138 days) JoR –  Ajay Rastogi	11 November 2024 (357 days) JoR –  D. Y. Chandrachud (CJI)
3	Vikram Nath	1 February 2025 (275 days) JoR –  Hrishikesh Roy	25 May 2025 (162 days) JoR –  A. S. Oka
4	Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari	14 May 2025 (173 days) JoR –  Sanjiv Khanna (CJI)	Not a member
5	Bengaluru Venkataramiah Nagarathna	25 May 2025 (162 days) JoR –  A. S. Oka	Not a member

JoR - Joined on retirement of

Additional Information about the Sitting Judges

CJ - Chief Justice

HC - High Court

Sr. No.	Name	Image	Nominated by the Collegium (led by CJI)		Office at the time of elevation (Period)	Other previous offices (Period)
			As Judge of Supreme Court	As Judge of High Court
1	Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai (Chief Justice of India)		46th CJI Ranjan Gogoi	33rd CJI Vishweshwar Nath Khare	Judge of Bombay HC (14 November 2003 – 23 May 2019)
2	Surya Kant (CJI  – Designate)				23rd CJ of Himachal Pradesh HC (5 October 2018 – 23 May 2019)	Judge of Punjab & Haryana HC (2004 – 2018)
						Advocate General of Haryana (2000 – 2004)
3	Vikram Nath		48th CJI Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana	35th CJI Ramesh Chandra Lahoti	25th CJ of Gujarat HC (10 September 2019 – 30 August 2021)	Judge of Allahabad HC (2004 – 2019)
4	Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari			36th CJI Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal	22nd CJ of Sikkim HC (6 January 2021 – 30 August 2021)	Judge of Madhya Pradesh HC (2005 – 2019)
						1st CJ of Andhra Pradesh HC (7 October 2019 – 5 January 2021)
5	Bengaluru Venkataramiah Nagarathna			37th CJI Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan	Judge of Karnataka HC (18 February 2008 – 30 August 2021)
6	M. M. Sundresh				Judge of Madras HC (31 March 2009 – 30 August 2021)
7	Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha			N/A	--	Additional Solicitor General of India (2014 – 2018)
8	Jamshed Burjor Pardiwala			38th CJI Sarosh Homi Kapadia	Judge of Gujarat HC (17 February 2011 – 8 May 2022)
9	Dipankar Datta		49th CJI Uday Umesh Lalit	36th CJI Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal	45th CJ of Bombay HC (28 April 2020 – 11 December 2022)	Judge of Calcutta HC (2006 – 2020)
10	Pankaj Mithal		50th CJI Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud		40th CJ of Rajasthan HC (14 October 2022 – 5 February 2023)	Judge of Allahabad HC (2006 – 2021)
						34th CJ of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh HC (4 January 2021 – 11 October 2022)
11	Sanjay Karol			37th CJI Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan	43rd CJ of Patna HC (11 November 2019 – 6 February 2023)	Judge of Himachal Pradesh HC (2007 – 2018)
						4th CJ of Tripura HC (14 November 2018 – 10 November 2019)
						Advocate General of Himachal Pradesh (1998 – 2003)
12	Puligoru Venkata Sanjay Kumar				6th CJ of Manipur HC (14 February 2021 – 5 February 2023)	Judge of Telangana HC (2008 – 2019)
						Judge of Punjab & Haryana HC (2019 – 2021)
13	Ahsanuddin Amanullah			38th CJI Sarosh Homi Kapadia	Judge of Patna HC (20 June 2022 – 5 February 2023) and Jun 2011 – Oct 2021	Judge of Andhra Pradesh HC (2021 – 2022)
14	Manoj Misra				Judge of Allahabad HC (21 November 2011 – 5 February 2023)
15	Rajesh Bindal			36th CJI Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal	48th CJ of Allahabad HC (11 October 2021 – 12 February 2023)	Judge of Punjab & Haryana HC (2006 – 2018)
						Judge of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh HC (2018 – 2021)
						Judge of Calcutta High Court (2021)
16	Aravind Kumar			37th CJI Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan	26th CJ of Gujarat HC (13 October 2021 – 12 February 2023)	Judge of Karnataka HC (2009 – 2021)
17	Prashant Kumar Mishra				3rd CJ of Andhra Pradesh HC (13 October 2021 – 18 May 2023)	Judge of Chhattisgarh HC (2009 – 2021)
						Advocate General of Chhattisgarh (2007 – 2009)
18	Kalpathy Venkataraman Viswanathan			N/A	--	Additional Solicitor General of India (2013 – 2014)
19	Ujjal Bhuyan			38th CJI Sarosh Homi Kapadia	5th CJ of Telangana HC (28 June 2022 – 13 July 2023)	Judge of Gauhati HC (2011 – 2019)
						Judge of Bombay HC (2019 – 2021)
						Judge of Telangana HC (2021 – 2022)
20	Sarasa Venkatanarayana Bhatti			39th CJI Altamas Kabir	37th CJ of Kerala HC (1 June 2023 – 14 July 2023)	Judge of Andhra Pradesh HC (2013 – 2019)
						Judge of Kerala HC (2019 – 2023)
21	Satish Chandra Sharma			37th CJI Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan	32nd CJ of Delhi HC (28 June 2022 – 8 November 2023)	Judge of Madhya Pradesh HC (2008 – 2021)
						Judge of Karnataka HC (2021)
						4th CJ of Telangana HC (11 October 2021 – 27 June 2022)
22	Augustine George Masih				41st CJ of Rajasthan HC (30 May 2023 – 8 November 2023)	Judge of Punjab & Haryana HC (2008 – 2023)
23	Sandeep Mehta			38th CJI Sarosh Homi Kapadia	41st CJ of Gauhati HC (15 February 2023 – 8 November 2023)	Judge of Rajasthan HC (2011 – 2023)
24	Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale			37th CJI Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan	32nd CJ of Karnataka HC (15 October 2022 – 24 January 2024)	Judge of Bombay HC (2008 – 2022)
25	Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh			38th CJI Sarosh Homi Kapadia	36th CJ of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh HC (15 February 2023 – 17 July 2024)	Judge of Gauhati HC (2011 – 2013) Also from Oct 2018 – Feb 2023
						Judge of Manipur HC (2013 – 2018)
						Advocate General of Manipur (2007 – 2011)
26	R. Mahadevan			40th CJI Palanisamy Sathasivam	Acting CJ of Madras HC (24 May 2024 – 17 July 2024)	Judge of Madras HC (2013 – 2024)
27	Manmohan		51st CJI Sanjiv Khanna	37th CJI Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan	33rd CJ of Delhi HC (29 September 2024 – 4 December 2024)	Judge of Delhi HC (2008 – 2024)
28	Krishnan Vinod Chandran			38th CJI Sarosh Homi Kapadia	44th CJ of Patna HC (29 March 2023 – 15 January 2025)	Judge of Kerala HC (2011 – 2023)
29	Joymalya Bagchi				Judge of Calcutta HC (8 November 2021 – 16 March 2025) Also from Jun 2011 – Jan 2021	Judge of Andhra Pradesh HC (2021)
30	Nilay Vipinchandra Anjaria		52nd CJI Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai		34th CJ of Karnataka HC (25 February 2024 – 29 May 2025)	Judge of Gujarat HC (2011 – 2024)
31	Vijay Bishnoi			39th CJI Altamas Kabir	42nd CJ of Gauhati HC (5 February 2024 – 29 May 2025)	Judge of Rajasthan HC (2013 – 2024)
32	Atul Sharachchandra Chandurkar				Judge of Bombay HC (21 June 2013 – 29 May 2025)
33	Alok Aradhe			37th CJI Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan	48th CJ of Bombay HC (21 January 2025 – 28 August 2025)	Judge of Madhya Pradesh HC (2009 – 2016)
						Judge of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh HC (2016 – 2018)
						Judge of Karnataka HC (2018 – 2023)
						6th CJ of Telangana HC (23 July 2023 – 20 January 2025)
34	Vipul Manubhai Pancholi			41st CJI Rajendra Mal Lodha	45th CJ of Patna HC (21 July 2025 – 28 August 2025)	Judge of Gujarat HC (2014 – 2023)
						Judge of Patna HC (2023 – 2025)

See also

• List of chief justices of India
• List of former judges of the Supreme Court of India
• List of female judges of the Supreme Court of India
• List of sitting judges of the high courts of India

References

1. "Hon'ble The Chief Justice of India & Hon'ble Judges". Supreme Court of India. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
2. "Supreme Court gets 9 new judges: All you need to know". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
3. "President Appoints 9 Judges to the Supreme Court". Supreme Court Observer. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
4. "Supreme Court Judges: For first time, 9 Supreme Court judges take oath in one go". The Times of India. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
5. "Justice B R Gavai takes oath as 52nd Chief Justice of India". www.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
6. "CJI Gavai recommends Justice Surya Kant as next Chief Justice of India". www.newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
7. "Justice Surya Kant appointed as the 53rd Chief Justice of India". thehindu.com. 2025-10-30.

External links

• List of Judges of the Supreme Court of India