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.

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, 101 days) Appointed as CJI on 14 May 2025 (111 days)	14 May 2025 (Appointed 111 days ago)	23 November 2025 (−82 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, 292 days)	8
2	Surya Kant		24 May 2019 (6 years, 101 days)	24 November 2025	9 February 2027 (−1 year, 160 days)	7 years, 262 days	Punjab and Haryana	Ram Nath Kovind	9 January 2004 (21 years, 236 days)	11
3	Vikram Nath		31 August 2021 (4 years, 2 days)	10 February 2027	23 September 2027 (−2 years, 21 days)	6 years, 24 days	Allahabad		24 September 2004 (20 years, 343 days)	4
4	Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari			-	28 June 2026 (−299 days)	4 years, 302 days	Madhya Pradesh		25 November 2005 (19 years, 281 days)	8
5	Bengaluru Venkataramiah Nagarathna			24 September 2027	29 October 2027 (−2 years, 57 days)	6 years, 60 days	Karnataka		18 February 2008 (17 years, 196 days)	29
6	M. M. Sundresh			-	20 July 2027 (−1 year, 321 days)	5 years, 324 days	Madras		31 March 2009 (16 years, 155 days)	46
7	Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha			30 October 2027	2 May 2028 (−2 years, 243 days)	6 years, 246 days	Bar Council		N/A	N/A
8	Jamshed Burjor Pardiwala		9 May 2022 (3 years, 116 days)	3 May 2028	11 August 2030 (−4 years, 343 days)	8 years, 95 days	Gujarat		17 February 2011 (14 years, 197 days)	49
9	Dipankar Datta		12 December 2022 (2 years, 264 days)	-	8 February 2030 (−4 years, 159 days)	7 years, 59 days	Calcutta	Droupadi Murmu	22 June 2006 (19 years, 72 days)	6
10	Pankaj Mithal		6 February 2023 (2 years, 208 days)	-	16 June 2026 (−287 days)	3 years, 131 days	Allahabad		7 July 2006 (19 years, 57 days)	7
11	Sanjay Karol			-	22 August 2026 (−354 days)	3 years, 198 days	Himachal Pradesh		8 March 2007 (18 years, 178 days)	9
12	Puligoru Venkata Sanjay Kumar			-	13 August 2028 (−2 years, 346 days)	5 years, 190 days	Telangana		8 August 2008 (17 years, 25 days)	20
13	Ahsanuddin Amanullah			-	10 May 2028 (−2 years, 251 days)	5 years, 95 days	Patna		20 June 2011 (14 years, 74 days)	42
14	Manoj Misra			-	1 June 2030 (−4 years, 272 days)	7 years, 116 days	Allahabad		21 November 2011 (13 years, 285 days)	52
15	Rajesh Bindal		13 February 2023 (2 years, 201 days)	-	15 April 2026 (−225 days)	3 years, 63 days	Punjab and Haryana		22 March 2006 (19 years, 164 days)	2
16	Aravind Kumar			-	13 July 2027 (−1 year, 314 days)	4 years, 152 days	Karnataka		26 June 2009 (16 years, 68 days)	23
17	Prashant Kumar Mishra		19 May 2023 (2 years, 106 days)	-	28 August 2029 (−3 years, 360 days)	6 years, 102 days	Chhattisgarh		10 December 2009 (15 years, 266 days)	21
18	Kalpathy Venkataraman Viswanathan			12 August 2030	25 May 2031 (−5 years, 265 days)	8 years, 7 days	Bar Council		N/A	N/A
19	Ujjal Bhuyan		14 July 2023 (2 years, 50 days)	-	1 August 2029 (−3 years, 333 days)	6 years, 19 days	Gauhati		17 October 2011 (13 years, 320 days)	31
20	Sarasa Venkatanarayana Bhatti			-	5 May 2027 (−1 year, 245 days)	3 years, 296 days	Andhra Pradesh		12 April 2013 (12 years, 143 days)	49
21	Satish Chandra Sharma		9 November 2023 (1 year, 297 days)	-	29 November 2026 (−1 year, 88 days)	3 years, 21 days	Madhya Pradesh		18 January 2008 (17 years, 227 days)	2
22	Augustine George Masih				11 March 2028 (−2 years, 191 days)	4 years, 124 days	Punjab and Haryana		10 July 2008 (17 years, 54 days)	7
23	Sandeep Mehta			-	10 January 2028 (−2 years, 130 days)	4 years, 63 days	Rajasthan		30 May 2011 (14 years, 95 days)	23
24	Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale		25 January 2024 (1 year, 220 days)		22 June 2027 (−1 year, 293 days)	3 years, 149 days	Bombay		18 July 2008 (17 years, 46 days)	6
25	Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh		18 July 2024 (1 year, 46 days)		29 February 2028 (−2 years, 180 days)	3 years, 227 days	Manipur		17 October 2011 (13 years, 320 days)	17
26	R. Mahadevan			-	9 June 2028 (−2 years, 281 days)	3 years, 328 days	Madras		25 October 2013 (11 years, 312 days)	51
27	Manmohan		5 December 2024 (271 days)	-	16 December 2027 (−2 years, 105 days)	3 years, 12 days	Delhi		13 March 2008 (17 years, 173 days)	2
28	Krishnan Vinod Chandran		16 January 2025 (229 days)	-	24 April 2028 (−2 years, 235 days)	3 years, 100 days	Kerala		8 November 2011 (13 years, 298 days)	13
29	Joymalya Bagchi		17 March 2025 (169 days)	26 May 2031	2 October 2031 (−6 years, 30 days)	6 years, 200 days	Calcutta		27 June 2011 (14 years, 67 days)	11
30	Nilay Vipinchandra Anjaria		30 May 2025 (95 days)	-	22 March 2030 (−4 years, 201 days)	4 years, 297 days	Gujarat		21 November 2011 (13 years, 285 days)	14
31	Vijay Bishnoi			-	25 March 2029 (−3 years, 204 days)	3 years, 300 days	Rajasthan		8 January 2013 (12 years, 237 days)	18
32	Atul Sharachchandra Chandurkar			-	6 April 2030 (−4 years, 216 days)	4 years, 312 days	Bombay		21 June 2013 (12 years, 73 days)	29
33	Alok Aradhe		29 August 2025 (4 days)	-	12 April 2029 (−3 years, 222 days)	3 years, 227 days	Madhya Pradesh		29 December 2009 (15 years, 247 days)	5
34	Vipul Manubhai Pancholi			3 October 2031	27 May 2033 (−7 years, 267 days)	7 years, 272 days	Gujarat		1 October 2014 (10 years, 336 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, 77 days) JoR –  K. M. Joseph	26 December 2023 (1 year, 250 days) JoR –  S. K. Kaul
2	Surya Kant	18 June 2023 (2 years, 76 days) JoR –  Ajay Rastogi	11 November 2024 (295 days) JoR –  D. Y. Chandrachud (CJI)
3	Vikram Nath	1 February 2025 (213 days) JoR –  Hrishikesh Roy	25 May 2025 (100 days) JoR –  A. S. Oka
4	Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari	14 May 2025 (111 days) JoR –  Sanjiv Khanna (CJI)	Not a member
5	Bengaluru Venkataramiah Nagarathna	25 May 2025 (100 days) JoR –  A. S. Oka	Not a member

JoR - Joined on retirement of

Additional information about the sitting judges

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 High Court (14 November 2003 – 23 May 2019)
2	Surya Kant				23rd CJ of Himachal Pradesh High Court (5 October 2018 – 23 May 2019)	Judge of Punjab & Haryana High Court (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 High Court (10 September 2019 – 30 August 2021)	Judge of Allahabad High Court (2004 – 2019)
4	Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari			36th CJI Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal	22nd CJ of Sikkim High Court (6 January 2021 – 30 August 2021)	Judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court (2005 – 2019) 1st CJ of Andhra Pradesh High Court (7 October 2019 – 5 January 2021)
5	Bengaluru Venkataramiah Nagarathna			37th CJI Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan	Judge of Karnataka High Court (18 February 2008 – 30 August 2021)
6	M. M. Sundresh				Judge of Madras High Court (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 High Court (17 February 2011 – 8 May 2022)
9	Dipankar Datta		49th CJI Uday Umesh Lalit	36th CJI Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal	45th CJ of Bombay High Court (28 April 2020 – 11 December 2022)	Judge of Calcutta High Court (2006 – 2020)
10	Pankaj Mithal		50th CJI Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud		40th CJ of Rajasthan High Court (14 October 2022 – 5 February 2023)	Judge of Allahabad High Court (2006 – 2021) 34th CJ of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court (4 January 2021 – 11 October 2022)
11	Sanjay Karol			37th CJI Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan	43rd CJ of Patna High Court (11 November 2019 – 6 February 2023)	Judge of Himachal Pradesh High Court (2007 – 2018) 4th CJ of Tripura High Court (14 November 2018 – 10 November 2019) Advocate General of Himachal Pradesh (1998 – 2003)
12	Puligoru Venkata Sanjay Kumar				6th CJ of Manipur High Court (14 February 2021 – 5 February 2023)	Judge of Telangana High Court (2008 – 2019) Judge of Punjab & Haryana High Court (2019 – 2021)
13	Ahsanuddin Amanullah			38th CJI Sarosh Homi Kapadia	Judge of Patna High Court (20 June 2022 – 5 February 2023) Also from Jun 2011 – Oct 2021	Judge of Andhra Pradesh High Court (2021 – 2022)
14	Manoj Misra				Judge of Allahabad High Court (21 November 2011 – 5 February 2023)
15	Rajesh Bindal			36th CJI Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal	48th CJ of Allahabad High Court (11 October 2021 – 12 February 2023)	Judge of Punjab & Haryana High Court (2006 – 2018) Judge of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court (2018 – 2021) Judge of Calcutta High Court (2021)
16	Aravind Kumar			37th CJI Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan	26th CJ of Gujarat High Court (13 October 2021 – 12 February 2023)	Judge of Karnataka High Court (2009 – 2021)
17	Prashant Kumar Mishra				3rd CJ of Andhra Pradesh High Court (13 October 2021 – 18 May 2023)	Judge of Chhattisgarh High Court (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 High Court (28 June 2022 – 13 July 2023)	Judge of Gauhati High Court (2011 – 2019) Judge of Bombay High Court (2019 – 2021) Judge of Telangana High Court (2021 – 2022)
20	Sarasa Venkatanarayana Bhatti			39th CJI Altamas Kabir	37th CJ of Kerala High Court (1 June 2023 – 14 July 2023)	Judge of Andhra Pradesh High Court (2013 – 2019) Judge of Kerala High Court (2019 – 2023)
21	Satish Chandra Sharma			37th CJI Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan	32nd CJ of Delhi High Court (28 June 2022 – 8 November 2023)	Judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court (2008 – 2021) Judge of Karnataka High Court (2021) 4th CJ of Telangana High Court (11 October 2021 – 27 June 2022)
22	Augustine George Masih				41st CJ of Rajasthan High Court (30 May 2023 – 8 November 2023)	Judge of Punjab & Haryana High Court (2008 – 2023)
23	Sandeep Mehta			38th CJI Sarosh Homi Kapadia	41st CJ of Gauhati High Court (15 February 2023 – 8 November 2023)	Judge of Rajasthan High Court (2011 – 2023)
24	Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale			37th CJI Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan	32nd CJ of Karnataka High Court (15 October 2022 – 24 January 2024)	Judge of Bombay High Court (2008 – 2022)
25	Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh			38th CJI Sarosh Homi Kapadia	36th CJ of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court (15 February 2023 – 17 July 2024)	Judge of Gauhati High Court (2011 – 2013) Also from Oct 2018 – Feb 2023 Judge of Manipur High Court (2013 – 2018) Advocate General of Manipur (2007 – 2011)
26	R. Mahadevan			40th CJI Palanisamy Sathasivam	Acting CJ of Madras High Court (24 May 2024 – 17 July 2024)	Judge of Madras High Court (2013 – 2024)
27	Manmohan		51st CJI Sanjiv Khanna	37th CJI Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan	33rd CJ of Delhi High Court (29 September 2024 – 4 December 2024)	Judge of Delhi High Court (2008 – 2024)
28	Krishnan Vinod Chandran			38th CJI Sarosh Homi Kapadia	44th CJ of Patna High Court (29 March 2023 – 15 January 2025)	Judge of Kerala High Court (2011 – 2023)
29	Joymalya Bagchi				Judge of Calcutta High Court (8 November 2021 – 16 March 2025) Also from Jun 2011 – Jan 2021	Judge of Andhra Pradesh High Court (2021)
30	Nilay Vipinchandra Anjaria		52nd CJI Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai		34th CJ of Karnataka High Court (25 February 2024 – 29 May 2025)	Judge of Gujarat High Court (2011 – 2024)
31	Vijay Bishnoi			39th CJI Altamas Kabir	42nd CJ of Gauhati High Court (5 February 2024 – 29 May 2025)	Judge of Rajasthan High Court (2013 – 2024)
32	Atul Sharachchandra Chandurkar				Judge of Bombay High Court (21 June 2013 – 29 May 2025)
33	Alok Aradhe			37th CJI Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan	48th CJ of Bombay High Court (21 January 2025 – 28 August 2025)	Judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court (2009 – 2016) Judge of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court (2016 – 2018) Judge of Karnataka High Court (2018 – 2023) 6th CJ of Telangana High Court (23 July 2023 – 20 January 2025)
34	Vipul Manubhai Pancholi			41st CJI Rajendra Mal Lodha	45th CJ of Patna High Court (21 July 2025 – 28 August 2025)	Judge of Gujarat High Court (2014 – 2023) Judge of Patna High Court (2023 – 2025)

CJ - Chief Justice

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.

External links

• List of Judges of the Supreme Court of India