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 32 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 also the first instance that nine judges to the Supreme Court took oath at once. ^{[3] [4]} Justice Sanjiv Khanna is the 51st and current Chief Justice of India. He was sworn in on 11 November 2024. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

List of judges ordered by seniority

Sr. No.	Name of the Judge S/Shri Justice	Image	Gender	Nominated by	Appointed by	Date of Appointment	Date of Retirement	Tenure Length	Parent High Court	Seniority rank at the time of elevation	Date of Appointment as Judge of High Court	Nominated as Judge of High Court by	Notable previous offices and tenure
1	Sanjiv Khanna (Chief Justice of India)		Male	46th CJI Ranjan Gogoi Nominated as CJI by 50th CJI Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud	Ram Nath Kovind Appointed as CJI by Droupadi Murmu	18 January 2019 (6 years, 27 days) Appointed as CJI on 11 November 2024 (95 days)	13 May 2025 (−88 days)	6 years, 116 days Tenure length as CJI 184 days	Delhi	33	24 June 2005 (19 years, 235 days)	35th CJI Ramesh Chandra Lahoti	--
2	Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai		Male	46th CJI Ranjan Gogoi	Ram Nath Kovind	24 May 2019 (5 years, 266 days)	23 November 2025 (−282 days)	6 years, 184 days	Bombay	8	14 November 2003 (21 years, 92 days)	33rd CJI Vishweshwar Nath Khare	--
3	Surya Kant		Male				9 February 2027 (−1 year, 360 days)	7 years, 262 days	Punjab and Haryana	11	9 January 2004 (21 years, 36 days)		23rd CJ of H.P. :5 October 2018 to 23 May 2019 (231 days) A.G. of Haryana :7 July 2000 to 8 January 2004(3 years, 186 days)
4	Abhay Shreeniwas Oka		Male	48th CJI Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana		31 August 2021 (3 years, 167 days)	24 May 2025 (−99 days)	3 years, 267 days	Bombay	1	29 August 2003 (21 years, 169 days)		30th CJ of Karnataka :10 May 2019 to 30 August 2021 (2 years, 113 days)
5	Vikram Nath		Male				23 September 2027 (−2 years, 221 days)	6 years, 24 days	Allahabad	4	24 September 2004 (20 years, 143 days)	35th CJI Ramesh Chandra Lahoti	25th CJ of Gujarat :10 September 2019 to 30 August 2021 (1 year, 355 days)
6	Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari		Male				28 June 2026 (−1 year, 134 days)	4 years, 302 days	Madhya Pradesh	8	25 November 2005 (19 years, 81 days)	36th CJI Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal	22nd CJ of Sikkim :6 January 2021 to 30 August 2021 (237 days) 1st CJ of A.P. :7 October 2019 to 5 January 2021 (1 year, 91 days)
7	Bengaluru Venkataramiah Nagarathna		Female				29 October 2027 (−2 years, 257 days)	6 years, 60 days	Karnataka	29	18 February 2008 (16 years, 362 days)	37th CJI Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan	--
8	M. M. Sundresh		Male				20 July 2027 (−2 years, 156 days)	5 years, 324 days	Madras	46	31 March 2009 (15 years, 320 days)		--
9	Bela Trivedi		Female				9 June 2025 (−115 days)	3 years, 283 days	Gujarat	67	17 February 2011 (13 years, 363 days)	38th CJI Sarosh Homi Kapadia	--
10	Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha		Male				2 May 2028 (−3 years, 78 days)	6 years, 246 days	Bar Council	Nil	Nil	NIl	Additional S.G. of India :May 2014 to 15 December 2018
11	Sudhanshu Dhulia		Male			9 May 2022 (2 years, 281 days)	9 August 2025 (−176 days)	3 years, 93 days	Uttarakhand	30	1 November 2008 (16 years, 105 days)	37th CJI Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan	37th CJ of Gauhati :10 January 2021 to 8 May 2022 (1 year, 119 days)
12	Jamshed Burjor Pardiwala		Male				11 August 2030 (−5 years, 178 days)	8 years, 95 days	Gujarat	49	17 February 2011 (13 years, 363 days)	38th CJI Sarosh Homi Kapadia	--
13	Dipankar Datta		Male	49th CJI Uday Umesh Lalit	Droupadi Murmu	12 December 2022 (2 years, 64 days)	8 February 2030 (−4 years, 359 days)	7 years, 59 days	Calcutta	6	22 June 2006 (18 years, 237 days)	36th CJI Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal	45th CJ of Bombay :28 April 2020 to 11 December 2022 (2 years, 228 days)
14	Pankaj Mithal		Male	50th CJI Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud		6 February 2023 (2 years, 8 days)	16 June 2026 (−1 year, 122 days)	3 years, 131 days	Allahabad	7	7 July 2006 (18 years, 222 days)		40th CJ of Rajasthan :14 October 2022 to 5 February 2023 (115 days) 34th CJ of J.&K. and Ladakh :4 January 2021 to 13 October 2022 (1 year, 283 days)
15	Sanjay Karol		Male				22 August 2026 (−1 year, 189 days)	3 years, 198 days	Himachal Pradesh	9	8 March 2007 (17 years, 343 days)	37th CJI Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan	43rd CJ of Patna :11 November 2019 to 5 February 2023 (3 years, 87 days) 35th CJ of Tripura :14 November 2018 to 10 November 2019(357 days)
16	Puligoru Venkata Sanjay Kumar		Male				13 August 2028 (−3 years, 181 days)	5 years, 190 days	Telangana	20	8 August 2008 (16 years, 190 days)		6th CJ of Manipur :14 February 2021 to 5 February 2023 (1 year, 357 days)
17	Ahsanuddin Amanullah		Male				10 May 2028 (−3 years, 86 days)	5 years, 95 days	Patna	42	20 June 2011 (13 years, 239 days)	38th CJI Sarosh Homi Kapadia	--
18	Manoj Misra		Male				1 June 2030 (−5 years, 107 days)	7 years, 116 days	Allahabad	52	21 November 2011 (13 years, 85 days)		--
19	Rajesh Bindal		Male			13 February 2023 (2 years, 1 day)	15 April 2026 (−1 year, 60 days)	3 years, 63 days	Punjab and Haryana	2	22 March 2006 (18 years, 329 days)	36th CJI Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal	49th CJ of Allahabad :11 October 2021 to 12 February 2023 (1 year, 125 days)
20	Aravind Kumar		Male				13 July 2027 (−2 years, 149 days)	4 years, 152 days	Karnataka	23	26 June 2009 (15 years, 233 days)	37th CJI Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan	26th CJ of Gujarat :13 October 2021 to 12 February 2023 (1 year, 123 days)
21	Prashant Kumar Mishra		Male			19 May 2023 (1 year, 271 days)	28 August 2029 (−4 years, 195 days)	6 years, 102 days	Chhattisgarh	21	10 December 2009 (15 years, 66 days)		3rd CJ of A.P. :13 October 2021 to 18 May 2023 (1 year, 218 days)
22	Kalpathy Venkataraman Viswanathan		Male				25 May 2031 (−6 years, 100 days)	8 years, 7 days	Bar Council	Nil	Nil	Nil	Additional S.G. of India :26 August 2013 to May 2014
23	Ujjal Bhuyan		Male			14 July 2023 (1 year, 215 days)	1 August 2029 (−4 years, 168 days)	6 years, 19 days	Gauhati	31	17 October 2011 (13 years, 120 days)	38th CJI Sarosh Homi Kapadia	5th CJ of Telangana :28 June 2022 to 13 July 2023 (1 year, 16 days)
24	Sarasa Venkatanarayana Bhatti		Male				5 May 2027 (−2 years, 80 days)	3 years, 296 days	Andhra Pradesh	49	12 April 2013 (11 years, 308 days)	40th CJI Palanisamy Sathasivam	37th CJ of Kerala :1 June 2023 to 13 July 2023 (43 days)
25	Satish Chandra Sharma		Male			9 November 2023 (1 year, 97 days)	29 November 2026 (−1 year, 288 days)	3 years, 21 days	Madhya Pradesh	2	18 January 2008 (17 years, 27 days)	37th CJI Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan	31st CJ of Delhi :28 June 2022 to 8 November 2023 (1 year, 134 days) 4th CJ of Telangana :11 October 2021 to 27 June 2022 (260 days)
26	Augustine George Masih		Male				11 March 2028 (−3 years, 26 days)	4 years, 124 days	Punjab and Haryana	7	10 July 2008 (16 years, 219 days)		41st CJ of Rajasthan :30 May 2023 to 8 November 2023 (163 days)
27	Sandeep Mehta		Male				10 January 2028 (−2 years, 330 days)	4 years, 63 days	Rajasthan	23	30 May 2011 (13 years, 260 days)	38th CJI Sarosh Homi Kapadia	39th CJ of Gauhati :15 February 2023 to 8 November 2023 (267 days)
28	Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale		Male			25 January 2024 (1 year, 20 days)	22 June 2027 (−2 years, 128 days)	3 years, 149 days	Bombay	6	18 July 2008 (16 years, 211 days)	37th CJI Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan	32nd CJ of Karnataka :15 October 2022 to 24 January 2024 (1 year, 102 days)
29	Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh		Male			18 July 2024 (211 days)	29 February 2028 (−3 years, 15 days)	3 years, 227 days	Manipur	17	17 October 2011 (13 years, 120 days)	38th CJI Sarosh Homi Kapadia	36th CJ of J.&K. and Ladakh :15 February 2023 to 17 July 2024 (1 year, 154 days)
30	R. Mahadevan		Male				9 June 2028 (−3 years, 116 days)	3 years, 328 days	Madras	51	25 October 2013 (11 years, 112 days)	40th CJI Palanisamy Sathasivam	Acting CJ of Madras :2 May 2024 to 17 July 2024 (77 days)
31	Manmohan		Male	51st CJI Sanjiv Khanna		5 December 2024 (71 days)	16 December 2027 (−2 years, 305 days)	3 years, 12 days	Delhi	2	13 March 2008 (16 years, 338 days)	37th CJI Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan	32nd CJ of Delhi :24 September 2024 to 4 December 2024 (72 days)
32	Krishnan Vinod Chandran		Male			16 January 2025 (29 days)	24 April 2028 (−3 years, 70 days)	3 years, 100 days	Kerala	13	8 November 2011 (13 years, 98 days)	38th CJI Sarosh Homi Kapadia	44th CJ of Patna :29 March 2023 to 15 January 2025 (1 year, 293 days)

Members of Collegium

Sr. No.	Members	Since
		For Appointment in Supreme Court	For Appointment in High Courts
1	Justice Sanjiv Khanna (CJI)	9 November 2022 (2 years, 97 days) JoR - 6th Member	18 June 2023 (1 year, 241 days) JoR - Justice Ajay Rastogi
2	Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai	17 June 2023 (1 year, 242 days) JoR - Justice K. M. Joseph	26 December 2023 (1 year, 50 days) JoR - Justice S.K. Kaul
3	Justice Surya Kant	18 June 2023 (1 year, 241 days) JoR - Justice Ajay Rastogi	11 November 2024 (95 days) JoR - CJI D.Y. Chandrachud
4	Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka	11 November 2024 (95 days) JoR - CJI D.Y. Chandrachud	Not member
5	Justice Vikram Nath	1 February 2025 (13 days) JoR - Justice Hrishikesh Roy	Not member

JoR - Joined on retirement of

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. "J. Ramana Sworn In as 48th Chief Justice". Supreme Court Observer. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
6. "Justice N.V. Ramana sworn in as 48th Chief Justice of India". The Hindu. 24 April 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
7. "Justice U.U. Lalit appointed 49th Chief Justice of India". The Hindu. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.

External links

• List of Judges of the Supreme Court of India