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 33 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]

List of judges ordered by seniority

Sr. No.	Name	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
1	Sanjiv Khanna (Chief Justice of India)		Male	46th CJI Ranjan Gogoi Nominated as CJI by 50th CJI Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud	Ram Nath Kovind Appointed as CJI by Droupadi Murmu	18 January 2019 (6 years, 63 days) Appointed as CJI on 11 November 2024 (131 days)	13 May 2025 (−52 days)	6 years, 116 days Tenure length as CJI 184 days	Delhi	33	24 June 2005 (19 years, 271 days)	35th CJI Ramesh Chandra Lahoti	--
2	Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai		Male	46th CJI Ranjan Gogoi	Ram Nath Kovind	24 May 2019 (5 years, 302 days)	23 November 2025 (−246 days)	6 years, 184 days	Bombay	8	14 November 2003 (21 years, 128 days)	33rd CJI Vishweshwar Nath Khare	--
3	Surya Kant		Male				9 February 2027 (−1 year, 324 days)	7 years, 262 days	Punjab and Haryana	11	9 January 2004 (21 years, 72 days)		23rd Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court [6] Advocate General of Haryana [7]
4	A. S. Oka		Male	48th CJI N. V. Ramana		31 August 2021 (3 years, 203 days)	24 May 2025 (−63 days)	3 years, 267 days	Bombay	1	29 August 2003 (21 years, 205 days)		30th Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court [8]
5	Vikram Nath		Male				23 September 2027 (−2 years, 185 days)	6 years, 24 days	Allahabad	4	24 September 2004 (20 years, 179 days)	35th CJI Ramesh Chandra Lahoti	25th Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court [9]
6	Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari		Male				28 June 2026 (−1 year, 98 days)	4 years, 302 days	Madhya Pradesh	8	25 November 2005 (19 years, 117 days)	36th CJI Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal	22nd Chief Justice of the Sikkim High Court [10] 1st Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court [11]
7	B. V. Nagarathna		Female				29 October 2027 (−2 years, 221 days)	6 years, 60 days	Karnataka	29	18 February 2008 (17 years, 32 days)	37th CJI Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan	--
8	M. M. Sundresh		Male				20 July 2027 (−2 years, 120 days)	5 years, 324 days	Madras	46	31 March 2009 (15 years, 356 days)		--
9	Bela Trivedi		Female				9 June 2025 (−79 days)	3 years, 283 days	Gujarat	67	17 February 2011 (14 years, 33 days)	38th CJI Sarosh Homi Kapadia	--
10	P. S. Narasimha		Male				2 May 2028 (−3 years, 41 days)	6 years, 246 days	Bar Council	Nil	Nil	Nil	Additional Solicitor General of India [12]
11	Sudhanshu Dhulia		Male			9 May 2022 (2 years, 317 days)	9 August 2025 (−140 days)	3 years, 93 days	Uttarakhand	30	1 November 2008 (16 years, 141 days)	37th CJI Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan	39th Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court [13]
12	J. B. Pardiwala		Male				11 August 2030 (−5 years, 142 days)	8 years, 95 days	Gujarat	49	17 February 2011 (14 years, 33 days)	38th CJI Sarosh Homi Kapadia	--
13	Dipankar Datta		Male	49th CJI Uday Umesh Lalit	Droupadi Murmu	12 December 2022 (2 years, 100 days)	8 February 2030 (−4 years, 323 days)	7 years, 59 days	Calcutta	6	22 June 2006 (18 years, 273 days)	36th CJI Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal	45th Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court [14]
14	Pankaj Mithal		Male	50th CJI Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud		6 February 2023 (2 years, 44 days)	16 June 2026 (−1 year, 86 days)	3 years, 131 days	Allahabad	7	7 July 2006 (18 years, 258 days)		40th Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court [15] 34th Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court [16]
15	Sanjay Karol		Male				22 August 2026 (−1 year, 153 days)	3 years, 198 days	Himachal Pradesh	9	8 March 2007 (18 years, 14 days)	37th CJI Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan	43rd Chief Justice of the Patna High Court [17] 4th Chief Justice of the Tripura High Court [18]
16	P. V. Sanjay Kumar		Male				13 August 2028 (−3 years, 144 days)	5 years, 190 days	Telangana	20	8 August 2008 (16 years, 226 days)		6th Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court [19]
17	Ahsanuddin Amanullah		Male				10 May 2028 (−3 years, 49 days)	5 years, 95 days	Patna	42	20 June 2011 (13 years, 275 days)	38th CJI Sarosh Homi Kapadia	--
18	Manoj Misra		Male				1 June 2030 (−5 years, 71 days)	7 years, 116 days	Allahabad	52	21 November 2011 (13 years, 121 days)		--
19	Rajesh Bindal		Male			13 February 2023 (2 years, 37 days)	15 April 2026 (−1 year, 24 days)	3 years, 63 days	Punjab and Haryana	2	22 March 2006 (19 years, 0 days)	36th CJI Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal	49th Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court [20]
20	Aravind Kumar		Male				13 July 2027 (−2 years, 113 days)	4 years, 152 days	Karnataka	23	26 June 2009 (15 years, 269 days)	37th CJI Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan	26th Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court [21]
21	Prashant Kumar Mishra		Male			19 May 2023 (1 year, 307 days)	28 August 2029 (−4 years, 159 days)	6 years, 102 days	Chhattisgarh	21	10 December 2009 (15 years, 102 days)		3rd Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court [22]
22	K. V. Viswanathan		Male				25 May 2031 (−6 years, 64 days)	8 years, 7 days	Bar Council	Nil	Nil	Nil	Additional Solicitor General of India [23]
23	Ujjal Bhuyan		Male			14 July 2023 (1 year, 251 days)	1 August 2029 (−4 years, 132 days)	6 years, 19 days	Gauhati	31	17 October 2011 (13 years, 156 days)	38th CJI Sarosh Homi Kapadia	5th Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court [24]
24	Sarasa Venkatanarayana Bhatti		Male				5 May 2027 (−2 years, 44 days)	3 years, 296 days	Andhra Pradesh	49	12 April 2013 (11 years, 344 days)	40th CJI Palaniswamy Sathasivam	37th Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court [25]
25	Satish Chandra Sharma		Male			9 November 2023 (1 year, 133 days)	29 November 2026 (−1 year, 252 days)	3 years, 21 days	Madhya Pradesh	2	18 January 2008 (17 years, 63 days)	37th CJI Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan	31st Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court [26] 4th Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court [27]
26	Augustine George Masih		Male				11 March 2028 (−2 years, 355 days)	4 years, 124 days	Punjab and Haryana	7	10 July 2008 (16 years, 255 days)		41st Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court [28]
27	Sandeep Mehta		Male				10 January 2028 (−2 years, 294 days)	4 years, 63 days	Rajasthan	23	30 May 2011 (13 years, 296 days)	38th CJI Sarosh Homi Kapadia	41st Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court [29]
28	Prasanna B. Varale		Male			25 January 2024 (1 year, 56 days)	22 June 2027 (−2 years, 92 days)	3 years, 149 days	Bombay	6	18 July 2008 (16 years, 247 days)	37th CJI Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan	32nd Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court [30]
29	N. Kotiswar Singh		Male			18 July 2024 (247 days)	29 February 2028 (−2 years, 344 days)	3 years, 227 days	Manipur	17	17 October 2011 (13 years, 156 days)	38th CJI Sarosh Homi Kapadia	36th Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court [31]
30	R. Mahadevan		Male				9 June 2028 (−3 years, 79 days)	3 years, 328 days	Madras	51	25 October 2013 (11 years, 148 days)	40th CJI Palaniswamy Sathasivam	Acting Chief Justice of the Madras High Court [32]
31	Manmohan		Male	51st CJI Sanjiv Khanna		5 December 2024 (107 days)	16 December 2027 (−2 years, 269 days)	3 years, 12 days	Delhi	2	13 March 2008 (17 years, 9 days)	37th CJI Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan	32nd Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court [33]
32	K. Vinod Chandran		Male			16 January 2025 (65 days)	24 April 2028 (−3 years, 33 days)	3 years, 100 days	Kerala	13	8 November 2011 (13 years, 134 days)	38th CJI Sarosh Homi Kapadia	44th Chief Justice of the Patna High Court [34]
33	Joymalya Bagchi		Male			17 March 2025 (5 days)	2 October 2031 (−6 years, 194 days)	6 years, 200 days	Calcutta	11	27 June 2011 (13 years, 268 days)		--

Members of Collegium

Sr. No.	Members	Since
		For Appointment in Supreme Court	For Appointment in High Courts
1	Sanjiv Khanna (CJI)	9 November 2022 (2 years, 133 days) JoR - 6th Member	18 June 2023 (1 year, 277 days) JoR - Justice Ajay Rastogi
2	Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai	17 June 2023 (1 year, 278 days) JoR - K. M. Joseph	26 December 2023 (1 year, 86 days) JoR - Sanjay Kishan Kaul
3	Surya Kant	18 June 2023 (1 year, 277 days) JoR - Ajay Rastogi	11 November 2024 (131 days) JoR - Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud (CJI)
4	A. S. Oka	11 November 2024 (131 days) JoR - Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud (CJI)	Not a member
5	Vikram Nath	1 February 2025 (49 days) JoR - Hrishikesh Roy	Not a member

JoR - Joined on retirement of

See also

• List of chief justices of India
• List of sitting judges of High Courts of India
• List of current Indian chief justices
• List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India
• List of female judges of the Supreme Court of India
• List of former judges of the Supreme Court 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 Sanjiv Khanna takes oath as 51st incompetent Chief Justice of India". www.psuconnect.in. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
6. From 5 October 2018 to 23 May 2019 for period of 231 days
7. From 7 July 2000 to 8 January 2004 for period of 3 years, 186 days
8. From 10 May 2019 to 30 August 2021 for the period of 2 years, 113 days
9. From 10 September 2019 to 30 August 2021 for period of 1 year, 355 days
10. From 6 January 2021 to 30 August 2021 for period of 237 days
11. From 7 October 2019 to 5 January 2021 for period of 1 year, 91 days
12. From May 2014 to 15 December 2018
13. From 10 January 2021 to 8 May 2022 for period of 1 year, 119 days
14. From 28 April 2020 to 11 December 2022 for period of 2 years, 228 days
15. From 14 October 2022 to 5 February 2023 for period of 115 days
16. From 4 January 2021 to 13 October 2022 for period of 1 year, 283 days
17. From 11 November 2019 to 5 February 2023 for period of 3 years, 87 days
18. From 14 November 2018 to 10 November 2019 for period of 357 days
19. From 14 February 2021 to 5 February 2023 for period of 1 year, 357 days
20. From 11 October 2021 to 12 February 2023 for period of 1 year, 125 days
21. From 13 October 2021 to 12 February 2023 for period of 1 year, 123 days
22. From 13 October 2021 to 18 May 2023 for period of 1 year, 218 days
23. From 26 August 2013 to May 2014
24. From 28 June 2022 to 13 July 2023 for period of 1 year, 16 days
25. From 1 June 2023 to 13 July 2023 for period of 43 days
26. From 28 June 2022 to 8 November 2023 for period of 1 year, 134 days
27. From 11 October 2021 to 27 June 2022 for period of 260 days
28. From 30 May 2023 to 8 November 2023 for period of 163 days
29. From 15 February 2023 to 8 November 2023 for period of 267 days
30. From 15 October 2022 to 24 January 2024 for period of 1 year, 102 days
31. From 15 February 2023 to 17 July 2024 for period of 1 year, 154 days
32. From 2 May 2024 to 17 July 2024 for period of 77 days
33. From 24 September 2024 to 4 December 2024 for period of 72 days
34. From 29 March 2023 to 15 January 2025 for period of 1 year, 293 days

External links

• List of Judges of the Supreme Court of India