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.

Supreme Court

Court Jurisdiction Chief Justice Date of Appointment as CJI Date of Retirement Appointed By Ref.
Supreme Court of India
(list)
India Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud 9 November 2022
(89 days)
10 November 2024
(−1 year, 278 days)
Droupadi Murmu [1]

High Courts

Court Jurisdiction Chief Justice Date of Appointment as CJ/ACJ Date of Retirement Appointed By Ref.[2]
Allahabad High Court Uttar Pradesh Rajesh Bindal 11 October 2021
(1 year, 118 days)
15 April 2023
(−68 days)
Ram Nath Kovind [3]
Andhra Pradesh High Court Andhra Pradesh Prashant Kumar Mishra 13 October 2021
(1 year, 116 days)
28 August 2026
(−3 years, 203 days)
Ram Nath Kovind [4]
Bombay High Court
(list)
Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Maharashtra Sanjay V. Gangapurwala
(Acting)
12 December 2022
(56 days)
23 May 2024
(−1 year, 107 days)
Droupadi Murmu [5]
Calcutta High Court Andaman and Nicobar Islands, West Bengal Prakash Shrivastava 11 October 2021
(1 year, 118 days)
30 March 2023
(−52 days)
Ram Nath Kovind [6]
Chhattisgarh High Court Chhattisgarh Arup Kumar Goswami 12 October 2021
(1 year, 117 days)
10 March 2023
(−32 days)
Ram Nath Kovind [7]
Delhi High Court Delhi Satish Chandra Sharma 28 June 2022
(223 days)
29 November 2023
(−296 days)
Ram Nath Kovind [8]
Gauhati High Court Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Mizoram, Nagaland N. Kotiswar Singh
(Acting)
12 January 2023
(25 days)
28 February 2025
(−2 years, 22 days)
Droupadi Murmu
Gujarat High Court
(list)
Gujarat Aravind Kumar 13 October 2021
(1 year, 116 days)
13 July 2024
(−1 year, 158 days)
Ram Nath Kovind [9]
High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh Tashi Rabstan
(Acting)
8 December 2022
(60 days)
9 April 2025
(−2 years, 62 days)
Droupadi Murmu [10]
Himachal Pradesh High Court
(list)
Himachal Pradesh Sabina
(Acting)
21 January 2023
(16 days)
19 April 2023
(−72 days)
Droupadi Murmu [11]
Jharkhand High Court Jharkhand Aparesh Kumar Singh
(Acting)
20 December 2022
(48 days)
6 July 2027
(−4 years, 150 days)
Droupadi Murmu [12]
Karnataka High Court Karnataka Prasanna B. Varale 15 October 2022
(114 days)
22 June 2024
(−1 year, 137 days)
Droupadi Murmu [13]
Kerala High Court Kerala, Lakshadweep S. Manikumar 11 October 2019
(3 years, 118 days)
23 April 2023
(−76 days)
Ram Nath Kovind [14]
Madhya Pradesh High Court Madhya Pradesh Ravi Malimath 14 October 2021
(1 year, 115 days)
24 May 2024
(−1 year, 108 days)
Ram Nath Kovind [15]
Madras High Court Puducherry, Tamil Nadu T. Raja
(Acting)
22 September 2022
(137 days)
24 May 2023
(−107 days)
Droupadi Murmu [16]
Manipur High Court Manipur M. V. Muralidaran
(Acting)
6 February 2023
(0 days)
15 April 2024
(−1 year, 69 days)
Droupadi Murmu [17]
Meghalaya High Court Meghalaya Sanjib Banerjee 24 November 2021
(1 year, 74 days)
1 November 2023
(−268 days)
Ram Nath Kovind [18]
Orissa High Court Odisha S. Muralidhar 4 January 2021
(2 years, 33 days)
7 August 2023
(−182 days)
Ram Nath Kovind [19]
Patna High Court
(list)
Bihar Chakradhari Sharan Singh
(Acting)
6 February 2023
(0 days)
19 January 2025
(−1 year, 348 days)
Droupadi Murmu [20]
Punjab and Haryana High Court Chandigarh, Haryana, Punjab Ravi Shanker Jha 6 October 2019
(3 years, 123 days)
13 October 2023
(−249 days)
Ram Nath Kovind [21]
Rajasthan High Court
(list)
Rajasthan Manindra Mohan Shrivastava
(Acting)
6 February 2023
(0 days)
5 March 2026
(−3 years, 27 days)
Droupadi Murmu [22]
Sikkim High Court Sikkim Biswanath Somadder 12 October 2021
(1 year, 117 days)
14 December 2025
(−2 years, 311 days)
Ram Nath Kovind [23]
Telangana High Court Telangana Ujjal Bhuyan 28 June 2022
(223 days)
1 August 2026
(−3 years, 176 days)
Ram Nath Kovind [24]
Tripura High Court Tripura T. Amarnath Goud
(acting)
11 November 2022
(87 days)
28 February 2027
(−4 years, 22 days)
Droupadi Murmu [25]
Uttarakhand High Court
(list)
Uttarakhand Vipin Sanghi 28 June 2022
(223 days)
26 October 2023
(−262 days)
Ram Nath Kovind [26]

See also

References

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