This is a list of current chief justices of the Supreme Court and high courts of India, the highest court in every state of the Republic of India. There are currently 25 high courts in the country with seven of them having multiple jurisdictions.
Court | Jurisdiction | Chief Justice | Date of Appointment as CJI | Date of Retirement | Appointed By | Ref. |
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Supreme Court of India (list) |
India | Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud | 9 November 2022 (1 year, 159 days) |
10 November 2024 (−208 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [1] |
Court | Jurisdiction | Chief Justice | Date of Appointment as CJ/ACJ | Date of Retirement | Appointed By | Ref.[2] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Allahabad High Court | Uttar Pradesh | Arun Bhansali | 5 February 2024 (71 days) |
14 October 2029 (−5 years, 181 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [3] |
Andhra Pradesh High Court | Andhra Pradesh | Dhiraj Singh Thakur | 28 July 2023 (263 days) |
24 April 2026 (−2 years, 8 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [4] |
Bombay High Court (list) |
Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Maharashtra | Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya | 29 July 2023 (262 days) |
15 June 2027 (−3 years, 60 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [5] |
Calcutta High Court | Andaman and Nicobar Islands, West Bengal | T. S. Sivagnanam | 11 May 2023 (341 days) |
15 September 2025 (−1 year, 152 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [6] |
Chhattisgarh High Court | Chhattisgarh | Ramesh Sinha | 29 March 2023 (1 year, 18 days) |
4 September 2026 (−2 years, 141 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [7] |
Delhi High Court | Delhi | Manmohan (Acting) | 9 November 2023 (159 days) |
16 December 2024 (−244 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [8] |
Gauhati High Court | Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Mizoram, Nagaland | Vijay Bishnoi | 5 February 2024 (71 days) |
25 March 2026 (−1 year, 343 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | |
Gujarat High Court (list) |
Gujarat | Sunita Agarwal | 23 July 2023 (268 days) |
29 April 2028 (−4 years, 13 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [9] |
Himachal Pradesh High Court (list) |
Himachal Pradesh | M. S. Ramachandra Rao | 30 May 2023 (322 days) |
6 August 2028 (−4 years, 112 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [10] |
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court | Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh | N. Kotiswar Singh | 15 February 2023 (1 year, 61 days) |
28 February 2025 (−318 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [11] |
Jharkhand High Court | Jharkhand | Shree Chandrashekhar (Acting) | 29 December 2023 (109 days) |
24 May 2027 (−3 years, 38 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [12] |
Karnataka High Court | Karnataka | Nilay Vipinchandra Anjaria | 25 February 2024 (51 days) |
22 March 2027 (−2 years, 340 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [13] |
Kerala High Court | Kerala, Lakshadweep | Ashish Jitendra Desai | 22 July 2023 (269 days) |
4 July 2024 (−79 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [14] |
Madhya Pradesh High Court | Madhya Pradesh | Ravi Malimath | 14 October 2021 (2 years, 185 days) |
24 May 2024 (−38 days) |
Ram Nath Kovind | [15] |
Madras High Court | Puducherry, Tamil Nadu | Sanjay V. Gangapurwala | 28 May 2023 (324 days) |
23 May 2024 (−37 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [16] |
Manipur High Court | Manipur | Siddharth Mridul | 20 October 2023 (179 days) |
21 November 2024 (−219 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [17] |
Meghalaya High Court | Meghalaya | S. Vaidyanathan | 11 February 2024 (65 days) |
16 August 2024 (−122 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [18] |
Orissa High Court | Odisha | Chakradhari Sharan Singh | 7 February 2024 (69 days) |
19 January 2025 (−278 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [19] |
Patna High Court (list) |
Bihar | K. Vinod Chandran | 29 March 2023 (1 year, 18 days) |
24 April 2025 (−1 year, 8 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [20] |
Punjab and Haryana High Court | Chandigarh, Haryana, Punjab | Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia (Acting) |
4 February 2024 (72 days) |
31 October 2027 (−3 years, 198 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [21] |
Rajasthan High Court (list) |
Rajasthan | Manindra Mohan Shrivastava | 6 February 2024 (70 days) |
5 March 2026 (−1 year, 323 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [22] |
Sikkim High Court | Sikkim | Biswanath Somadder | 12 October 2021 (2 years, 187 days) |
14 December 2025 (−1 year, 242 days) |
Ram Nath Kovind | [23] |
Telangana High Court | Telangana | Alok Aradhe | 23 July 2023 (268 days) |
12 April 2026 (−1 year, 361 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [24] |
Tripura High Court | Tripura | Aparesh Kumar Singh | 17 April 2023 (365 days) |
6 July 2027 (−3 years, 81 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [25] |
Uttarakhand High Court (list) |
Uttarakhand | Ritu Bahri |
4 February 2024 (72 days) |
10 October 2024 (−177 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [26] |