List of current Indian chief justices

The Indian judiciary consists of the Supreme Court of India, which is the highest court in the country and the constituent courts. The Supreme Court serves as the final court of appeal for all civil and criminal cases in India and consists of 33 judges headed by the Chief Justice of India.^[1] The High Courts are the top judicial bodies in individual states, controlled and managed by Chief Justices of the respective courts. There are 25 High Courts in the country with seven of them having multiple jurisdictions. The last high courts created in India are the High Court of Telangana and the Andhra Pradesh High Court, both established on January 1, 2019, following the bifurcation of the state of Andhra Pradesh.^[2] The High Courts of India manage a system of sub-ordinate courts headed by the various District and Session Courts in their respective jurisdictions. As per the Constitution of India, the Chief Justice, the other judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts are appointed by the President of India.^[3]

Chief Justice of India

Name	Surya Kant^[4] (list)
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Date of elevation to Supreme Court	24 May 2019 (7 years, 94 days)
Date of Appointment as CJI	24 November 2025 (275 days)
Date of Retirement	9 February 2027 (−167 days)
Tenure	1 year, 78 days
Nominated By	B. R. Gavai
Appointed By	Droupadi Murmu
Seniority rank on the date of elevation	11
Date of Initial Appointment as Judge	9 January 2004 (22 years, 229 days)
Parent High Court	Punjab and Haryana

List of chief justices of High Courts

High Court	Chief Justice	Date of Appointment as Chief Justice	Date of Retirement	Tenure	Nominated as Chief Justice by	Appointed By	Parent High Court	All India seniority rank	Date of Initial Appointment as Judge	Nominated as Judge of by	Remarks
Allahabad High Court	Arun Bhansali (list)	5 February 2024 (2 years, 202 days)	14 October 2029 (−3 years, 49 days)	5 years, 252 days	D. Y. Chandrachud	Droupadi Murmu	Rajasthan	9 Since 21 June 2026	8 January 2013 (13 years, 230 days)	Altamas Kabir
Andhra Pradesh High Court	Lisa Gill (list)	25 April 2026 (123 days)	16 November 2028 (−2 years, 82 days)	2 years, 206 days	Surya Kant		Punjab and Haryana	33 Since 21 June 2026	31 March 2014 (12 years, 148 days)	P. Sathasivam
Bombay High Court	Ravindra Vithalrao Ghuge^[†] (list)	2 June 2026 (85 days)	8 July 2028 (−1 year, 317 days)	2 years, 37 days	--		Bombay	16	21 June 2013 (13 years, 66 days)	Altamas Kabir
Calcutta High Court	Tapabrata Chakraborty^[†] (list)	21 June 2026 (66 days)	26 November 2028 (−2 years, 92 days)	2 years, 159 days	--		Calcutta	20	30 October 2013 (12 years, 300 days)	P. Sathasivam
Chhattisgarh High Court	Ramesh Sinha (list)	29 March 2023 (3 years, 150 days)	4 September 2026 (−9 days)	3 years, 160 days	D. Y. Chandrachud		Allahabad	4 Since 21 June 2026	21 November 2011 (14 years, 278 days)	S. H. Kapadia
Delhi High Court	Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya (list)	29 July 2023 (3 years, 28 days) Date of appointment in current HC 21 January 2025 (1 year, 217 days)	15 June 2027 (−293 days)	3 years, 322 days Tenure in current HC 2 years, 146 days	D. Y. Chandrachud Nominated in current HC Sanjiv Khanna		Allahabad	6 Since 21 June 2026	21 November 2011 (14 years, 278 days)	S. H. Kapadia	47th CJ of Bombay From 29 July 2023 – 20 January 2025 (1 year, 176 days)
Gauhati High Court	Ashutosh Kumar (list)	21 July 2025 (1 year, 36 days)	30 September 2028 (−2 years, 35 days)	3 years, 72 days	B. R. Gavai		Patna	34 Since 21 June 2026	15 May 2014 (12 years, 103 days)	R. M. Lodha
Gujarat High Court	Sunita Agarwal (list)	23 July 2023 (3 years, 34 days)	29 April 2028 (−1 year, 247 days)	4 years, 282 days	D. Y. Chandrachud		Allahabad	5 Since 21 June 2026	21 November 2011 (14 years, 278 days)	S. H. Kapadia
Himachal Pradesh High Court	Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia (list)	29 December 2024 (1 year, 240 days)	31 October 2027 (−1 year, 66 days)	2 years, 307 days	D. Y. Chandrachud		Punjab and Haryana	3 Since 21 June 2026	30 September 2011 (14 years, 330 days)	S. H. Kapadia
Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court	Sanjeev Kumar^[†] (list)	2 June 2026 (85 days)	7 April 2028 (−1 year, 225 days)	1 year, 311 days	--		Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh	94	6 June 2017 (9 years, 81 days)	J. S. Khehar
Jharkhand High Court	Mahesh Sharadchandra Sonak (list)	9 January 2026 (229 days)	27 November 2026 (−93 days)	323 days	Surya Kant		Bombay	15 Since 21 June 2026	21 June 2013 (13 years, 66 days)	Altamas Kabir
Karnataka High Court	Vibhu Bakhru (list)	19 July 2025 (1 year, 38 days)	1 November 2028 (−2 years, 67 days)	3 years, 106 days	B. R. Gavai		Delhi	11 Since 21 June 2026	17 April 2013 (13 years, 131 days)	Altamas Kabir
Kerala High Court	Soumen Sen (list)	8 October 2025 (322 days) Date of appointment in current HC 10 January 2026 (228 days)	26 July 2027 (−334 days)	1 year, 292 days Tenure in current HC 1 year, 198 days	B. R. Gavai Nominated in current HC Surya Kant		Calcutta	2 Since 6 March 2026	13 April 2011 (15 years, 135 days)	S. H. Kapadia	14th CJ of Meghalaya From 8 October 2025 – 9 January 2026 (94 days)
Madhya Pradesh High Court	Vivek Rusia^[†] (list)	2 June 2026 (85 days)	1 August 2031 (−4 years, 340 days)	5 years, 61 days	--		Madhya Pradesh	50	7 April 2016 (10 years, 141 days)	T. S. Thakur
Madras High Court	Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari (list)	6 March 2026 (173 days)	7 July 2028 (−1 year, 316 days)	2 years, 124 days	Surya Kant		Madhya Pradesh	49 Since 12 July 2026	7 April 2016 (10 years, 141 days)
Manipur High Court	M. Sundar (list)	15 September 2025 (345 days)	18 July 2028 (−1 year, 327 days)	2 years, 308 days	B. R. Gavai		Madras	58 Since 21 August 2026	5 October 2016 (9 years, 325 days)
Meghalaya High Court	Revati Prashant Mohite Dere (list)	10 January 2026 (228 days)	16 April 2027 (−233 days)	1 year, 97 days	Surya Kant		Bombay	14 Since 21 June 2026	21 June 2013 (13 years, 66 days)	Altamas Kabir
Orissa High Court	Harish Tandon (list)	26 March 2025 (1 year, 153 days)	15 November 2026 (−81 days)	1 year, 235 days	Sanjiv Khanna		Calcutta	1 Since 6 March 2026	13 April 2010 (16 years, 135 days)	K. G. Balakrishnan
Patna High Court	Sudhir Singh^[†] (list)	12 July 2026 (45 days)	10 December 2027 (−1 year, 106 days)	1 year, 152 days	--		Patna	43	15 April 2015 (11 years, 133 days)	H. L. Dattu
Punjab & Haryana High Court	Ashwani Kumar Mishra^[†] (list)	2 June 2026 (85 days)	15 November 2030 (−4 years, 81 days)	4 years, 167 days			Allahabad	31	3 February 2014 (12 years, 204 days)	P. Sathasivam
Rajasthan High Court	Sanjeev Prakash Sharma^[†] (list)	28 September 2025 (332 days)	26 September 2026 (−31 days)	364 days			Rajasthan	74	16 November 2016 (9 years, 283 days)	T. S. Thakur
Sikkim High Court	Muhamed Mustaque Ayumantakath (list)	4 January 2026 (234 days)	31 May 2029 (−2 years, 278 days)	3 years, 148 days	Surya Kant		Kerala	28 Since 21 June 2026	23 January 2014 (12 years, 215 days)	P. Sathasivam
Telangana High Court	Aparesh Kumar Singh (list)	17 April 2023 (3 years, 131 days) Date of appointment in current HC 19 July 2025 (1 year, 38 days)	6 July 2027 (−314 days)	4 years, 81 days Tenure in current HC 1 year, 353 days	D. Y. Chandrachud Nominated in current HC B. R. Gavai		Jharkhand	7 Since 21 June 2026	24 January 2012 (14 years, 214 days)	S. H. Kapadia	8th CJ of Tripura From 17 April 2023 – 18 July 2025 (2 years, 93 days)
Tripura High Court	Mamidanna Satyaratna Ramachandra Rao (list)	30 May 2023 (3 years, 88 days) Date of appointment in current HC 22 July 2025 (1 year, 35 days)	6 August 2028 (−1 year, 346 days)	5 years, 69 days Tenure in current HC 3 years, 16 days	D. Y. Chandrachud Nominated in current HC B. R. Gavai		Telangana	8 Since 21 June 2026	29 June 2012 (14 years, 58 days)	S. H. Kapadia	28th CJ of Himachal Pradesh From 30 May 2023 – 24 September 2024 (1 year, 118 days) 16th CJ of Jharkhand From 25 September 2024 – 21 July 2025 (300 days)
Uttarakhand High Court	Manoj Kumar Gupta (list)	10 January 2026 (228 days)	8 October 2026 (−43 days)	272 days	Surya Kant		Allahabad	10 Since 21 June 2026	12 April 2013 (13 years, 136 days)	Altamas Kabir