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 Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud is the 50th and current Chief Justice of India. He was sworn in on 9 November 2022. [5] [6] [7]
Sr. No. | Image | Name | Gender | Date of Appointment | Becomes CJI on | Date of Retirement | Tenure Length | Tenure Length as CJI | Parent High Court |
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1 | Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud (Chief Justice of India) | Male | 13 May 2016 (8 years, 111 days) | 9 November 2022 (1 year, 297 days) | 10 November 2024 (−70 days) | 8 years, 182 days | 2 years, 2 days | Bombay | |
2 | Sanjiv Khanna | Male | 18 January 2019 (5 years, 227 days) | 11 November 2024 (−71 days) | 13 May 2025 (−254 days) | 6 years, 116 days | 184 days | Delhi | |
3 | Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai | Male | 24 May 2019 (5 years, 100 days) | 14 May 2025 (−255 days) | 23 November 2025 (−1 year, 83 days) | 6 years, 184 days | 194 days | Bombay | |
4 | Surya Kant | Male | 24 May 2019 (5 years, 100 days) | 24 November 2025 (−1 year, 84 days) | 9 February 2027 (−2 years, 161 days) | 7 years, 262 days | 1 year, 78 days | Punjab and Haryana | |
5 | Hrishikesh Roy | Male | 23 September 2019 (4 years, 344 days) | 31 January 2025 (−152 days) | 5 years, 131 days | Gauhati | |||
6 | Abhay S. Oka | Male | 31 August 2021 (3 years, 1 day) | 24 May 2025 (−265 days) | 3 years, 267 days | Bombay | |||
7 | Vikram Nath | Male | 31 August 2021 (3 years, 1 day) | 10 February 2027 (−2 years, 162 days) | 23 September 2027 (−3 years, 22 days) | 6 years, 24 days | 226 days | Allahabad | |
8 | Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari | Male | 31 August 2021 (3 years, 1 day) | 28 June 2026 (−1 year, 300 days) | 4 years, 302 days | Madhya Pradesh | |||
9 | B. V. Nagarathna | Female | 31 August 2021 (3 years, 1 day) | 24 September 2027 (−3 years, 23 days) | 29 October 2027 (−3 years, 58 days) | 6 years, 60 days | 36 days | Karnataka | |
10 | C. T. Ravikumar | Male | 31 August 2021 (3 years, 1 day) | 5 January 2025 (−126 days) | 3 years, 128 days | Kerala | |||
11 | M. M. Sundresh | Male | 31 August 2021 (3 years, 1 day) | 20 July 2027 (−2 years, 322 days) | 5 years, 324 days | Madras | |||
12 | Bela Trivedi | Female | 31 August 2021 (3 years, 1 day) | 9 June 2025 (−281 days) | 3 years, 283 days | Gujarat | |||
13 | P. S. Narasimha | Male | 31 August 2021 (3 years, 1 day) | 30 October 2027 (−3 years, 59 days) | 2 May 2028 (−3 years, 244 days) | 6 years, 246 days | 186 days | Bar Council | |
14 | Sudhanshu Dhulia | Male | 9 May 2022 (2 years, 115 days) | 9 August 2025 (−342 days) | 3 years, 93 days | Uttarakhand | |||
15 | J. B. Pardiwala | Male | 9 May 2022 (2 years, 115 days) | 3 May 2028 (−3 years, 245 days) | 11 August 2030 (−5 years, 344 days) | 8 years, 95 days | 2 years, 101 days | Gujarat | |
16 | Dipankar Datta | Male | 12 December 2022 (1 year, 264 days) | 8 February 2030 (−5 years, 160 days) | 7 years, 59 days | Calcutta | |||
17 | Pankaj Mithal | Male | 6 February 2023 (1 year, 208 days) | 16 June 2026 (−1 year, 288 days) | 3 years, 131 days | Allahabad | |||
18 | Sanjay Karol | Male | 6 February 2023 (1 year, 208 days) | 22 August 2026 (−1 year, 355 days) | 3 years, 198 days | Himachal Pradesh | |||
19 | P. V. Sanjay Kumar | Male | 6 February 2023 (1 year, 208 days) | 13 August 2028 (−3 years, 347 days) | 5 years, 190 days | Telangana | |||
20 | Ahsanuddin Amanullah | Male | 6 February 2023 (1 year, 208 days) | 10 May 2028 (−3 years, 252 days) | 5 years, 95 days | Patna | |||
21 | Manoj Misra | Male | 6 February 2023 (1 year, 208 days) | 1 June 2030 (−5 years, 273 days) | 7 years, 116 days | Allahabad | |||
22 | Rajesh Bindal | Male | 13 February 2023 (1 year, 201 days) | 15 April 2026 (−1 year, 226 days) | 3 years, 63 days | Punjab and Haryana | |||
23 | Aravind Kumar | Male | 13 February 2023 (1 year, 201 days) | 13 July 2027 (−2 years, 315 days) | 4 years, 152 days | Karnataka | |||
24 | Prashant Kumar Mishra | Male | 19 May 2023 (1 year, 105 days) | 28 August 2029 (−4 years, 361 days) | 6 years, 102 days | Chhattisgarh | |||
25 | K. V. Viswanathan | Male | 19 May 2023 (1 year, 105 days) | 12 August 2030 (−5 years, 345 days) | 25 May 2031 (−6 years, 266 days) | 8 years, 7 days | 287 days | Bar Council | |
26 | Ujjal Bhuyan | Male | 14 July 2023 (1 year, 49 days) | 1 August 2029 (−4 years, 334 days) | 6 years, 19 days | Gauhati | |||
27 | Sarasa Venkatanarayana Bhatti | Male | 14 July 2023 (1 year, 49 days) | 5 May 2027 (−2 years, 246 days) | 3 years, 296 days | Andhra Pradesh | |||
28 | Satish Chandra Sharma | Male | 9 November 2023 (297 days) | 29 November 2026 (−2 years, 89 days) | 3 years, 21 days | Madhya Pradesh | |||
29 | Augustine George Masih | Male | 9 November 2023 (297 days) | 11 March 2028 (−3 years, 192 days) | 4 years, 124 days | Punjab and Haryana | |||
30 | Sandeep Mehta | Male | 9 November 2023 (297 days) | 10 January 2028 (−3 years, 131 days) | 4 years, 63 days | Rajasthan | |||
31 | Prasanna B. Varale | Male | 25 January 2024 (220 days) | 22 June 2027 (−2 years, 294 days) | 3 years, 149 days | Bombay | |||
32 | N. Kotiswar Singh | Male | 18 July 2024 (45 days) | 29 February 2028 (−3 years, 181 days) | 3 years, 227 days | Manipur | |||
33 | R. Mahadevan | Male | 18 July 2024 (45 days) | 9 June 2028 (−3 years, 282 days) | 3 years, 328 days | Madras | |||
Currently, the Collegium has five members.They are:
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