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, 181 days) |
10 November 2024 (−186 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 (93 days) |
14 October 2029 (−5 years, 159 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [3] |
Andhra Pradesh High Court | Andhra Pradesh | Dhiraj Singh Thakur | 28 July 2023 (285 days) |
24 April 2026 (−1 year, 351 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [4] |
Bombay High Court (list) |
Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Maharashtra | Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya | 29 July 2023 (284 days) |
15 June 2027 (−3 years, 38 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [5] |
Calcutta High Court | Andaman and Nicobar Islands, West Bengal | T. S. Sivagnanam | 11 May 2023 (363 days) |
15 September 2025 (−1 year, 130 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [6] |
Chhattisgarh High Court | Chhattisgarh | Ramesh Sinha | 29 March 2023 (1 year, 40 days) |
4 September 2026 (−2 years, 119 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [7] |
Delhi High Court | Delhi | Manmohan (Acting) | 9 November 2023 (181 days) |
16 December 2024 (−222 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [8] |
Gauhati High Court | Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Mizoram, Nagaland | Vijay Bishnoi | 5 February 2024 (93 days) |
25 March 2026 (−1 year, 321 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | |
Gujarat High Court (list) |
Gujarat | Sunita Agarwal | 23 July 2023 (290 days) |
29 April 2028 (−3 years, 357 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [9] |
Himachal Pradesh High Court (list) |
Himachal Pradesh | M. S. Ramachandra Rao | 30 May 2023 (344 days) |
6 August 2028 (−4 years, 90 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [10] |
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court | Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh | N. Kotiswar Singh | 15 February 2023 (1 year, 83 days) |
28 February 2025 (−296 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [11] |
Jharkhand High Court | Jharkhand | Shree Chandrashekhar (Acting) | 29 December 2023 (131 days) |
24 May 2027 (−3 years, 16 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [12] |
Karnataka High Court | Karnataka | Nilay Vipinchandra Anjaria | 25 February 2024 (73 days) |
22 March 2027 (−2 years, 318 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [13] |
Kerala High Court | Kerala, Lakshadweep | Ashish Jitendra Desai | 22 July 2023 (291 days) |
4 July 2024 (−57 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [14] |
Madhya Pradesh High Court | Madhya Pradesh | Ravi Malimath | 14 October 2021 (2 years, 207 days) |
24 May 2024 (−16 days) |
Ram Nath Kovind | [15] |
Madras High Court | Puducherry, Tamil Nadu | Sanjay V. Gangapurwala | 28 May 2023 (346 days) |
23 May 2024 (−15 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [16] |
Manipur High Court | Manipur | Siddharth Mridul | 20 October 2023 (201 days) |
21 November 2024 (−197 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [17] |
Meghalaya High Court | Meghalaya | S. Vaidyanathan | 11 February 2024 (87 days) |
16 August 2024 (−100 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [18] |
Orissa High Court | Odisha | Chakradhari Sharan Singh | 7 February 2024 (91 days) |
19 January 2025 (−256 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [19] |
Patna High Court (list) |
Bihar | K. Vinod Chandran | 29 March 2023 (1 year, 40 days) |
24 April 2025 (−351 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [20] |
Punjab and Haryana High Court | Chandigarh, Haryana, Punjab | Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia (Acting) |
4 February 2024 (94 days) |
31 October 2027 (−3 years, 176 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [21] |
Rajasthan High Court (list) |
Rajasthan | Manindra Mohan Shrivastava | 6 February 2024 (92 days) |
5 March 2026 (−1 year, 301 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [22] |
Sikkim High Court | Sikkim | Biswanath Somadder | 12 October 2021 (2 years, 209 days) |
14 December 2025 (−1 year, 220 days) |
Ram Nath Kovind | [23] |
Telangana High Court | Telangana | Alok Aradhe | 23 July 2023 (290 days) |
12 April 2026 (−1 year, 339 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [24] |
Tripura High Court | Tripura | Aparesh Kumar Singh | 17 April 2023 (1 year, 21 days) |
6 July 2027 (−3 years, 59 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [25] |
Uttarakhand High Court (list) |
Uttarakhand | Ritu Bahri |
4 February 2024 (94 days) |
10 October 2024 (−155 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [26] |