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The Supreme Court of India, in New Delhi

There are currently 31 judges (including the chief justice of India) who comprise the Supreme Court of India, the highest court in the country. The maximum possible strength is 34. As per the country's Constitution, judges of the Supreme Court retire at age of 65.^[1]

In August 2021, 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 32, the most since India's independence, against the sanctioned strength of 34.^[2] It was also the first instance that nine judges to the Supreme Court took oath at once.^[3][4] 9 of the 31 judges are expected to eventually become Chief Justices of India.^[5]

Justice N. V. Ramana is the 48th Chief Justice of India. He was sworn in on 24 April 2021.^[6][7]

List of judges ordered by seniority

Sr. No.	Image	Name	Gender	Date of Appointment	Becomes CJI on	Date of Retirement	Term of Office	Term of CJI Office	Parent High Court
1		N. V. Ramana (Chief Justice of India)	Male	17 February 2014 (8 years, 171 days)	24 April 2021 (1 year, 105 days)	26 August 2022 (−19 days)	8 years, 191 days	1 year, 125 days	Andhra Pradesh
2		U. U. Lalit	Male	13 August 2014 (7 years, 359 days)	27 August 2022 (−20 days)	8 November 2022 (−93 days)	8 years, 88 days	74 days	Bar Council
3		Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud	Male	13 May 2016 (6 years, 86 days)	9 November 2022 (−94 days)	10 November 2024 (−2 years, 95 days)	8 years, 182 days	2 years, 2 days	Bombay
4		Sanjay Kishan Kaul	Male	17 February 2017 (5 years, 171 days)		25 December 2023 (−1 year, 140 days)	6 years, 312 days		Delhi
5		S. Abdul Nazeer	Male	17 February 2017 (5 years, 171 days)		4 January 2023 (−150 days)	5 years, 322 days		Karnataka
6		Indira Banerjee	Female	7 August 2018 (4 years, 0 days)		23 September 2022 (−47 days)	4 years, 48 days		Calcutta
7		K. M. Joseph	Male	7 August 2018 (4 years, 0 days)		16 June 2023 (−313 days)	4 years, 314 days		Kerala
8		Hemant Gupta	Male	2 November 2018 (3 years, 278 days)		16 October 2022 (−70 days)	3 years, 349 days		Punjab and Haryana
9		Mukesh Shah	Male	2 November 2018 (3 years, 278 days)		15 May 2023 (−281 days)	4 years, 195 days		Gujarat
10		Ajay Rastogi	Male	2 November 2018 (3 years, 278 days)		17 June 2023 (−314 days)	4 years, 228 days		Rajasthan
11		Dinesh Maheshwari	Male	18 January 2019 (3 years, 201 days)		14 May 2023 (−280 days)	4 years, 117 days		Rajasthan
12		Sanjiv Khanna	Male	18 January 2019 (3 years, 201 days)	11 November 2024 (−2 years, 96 days)	13 May 2025 (−2 years, 279 days)	6 years, 116 days	184 days	Delhi
13		Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai	Male	24 May 2019 (3 years, 75 days)	14 May 2025 (−2 years, 280 days)	23 November 2025 (−3 years, 108 days)	6 years, 184 days	194 days	Bombay
14		Surya Kant	Male	24 May 2019 (3 years, 75 days)	24 November 2025 (−3 years, 109 days)	9 February 2027 (−4 years, 186 days)	7 years, 262 days	1 year, 78 days	Punjab and Haryana
15		Aniruddha Bose	Male	24 May 2019 (3 years, 75 days)		10 April 2024 (−1 year, 247 days)	4 years, 323 days		Calcutta
16		A. S. Bopanna	Male	24 May 2019 (3 years, 75 days)		19 May 2024 (−1 year, 286 days)	4 years, 362 days		Karnataka
17		Krishna Murari	Male	23 September 2019 (2 years, 318 days)		8 July 2023 (−335 days)	3 years, 289 days		Allahabad
18		Shripathi Ravindra Bhat	Male	23 September 2019 (2 years, 318 days)		20 October 2023 (−1 year, 74 days)	4 years, 28 days		Delhi
19		V. Ramasubramanian	Male	23 September 2019 (2 years, 318 days)		29 June 2023 (−326 days)	3 years, 280 days		Madras
20		Hrishikesh Roy	Male	23 September 2019 (2 years, 318 days)		31 January 2025 (−2 years, 177 days)	5 years, 131 days		Gauhati
21		A. S. Oka	Male	31 August 2021 (341 days)		24 May 2025 (−2 years, 290 days)	3 years, 267 days		Bombay
22		Vikram Nath	Male	31 August 2021 (341 days)	10 February 2027 (−4 years, 187 days)	23 September 2027 (−5 years, 47 days)	6 years, 24 days	226 days	Allahabad
23		Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari	Male	31 August 2021 (341 days)		28 June 2026 (−3 years, 325 days)	4 years, 302 days		Madhya Pradesh
24		Hima Kohli	Female	31 August 2021 (341 days)		1 September 2024 (−2 years, 25 days)	3 years, 2 days		Delhi
25		B. V. Nagarathna	Female	31 August 2021 (341 days)	24 September 2027 (−5 years, 48 days)	29 October 2027 (−5 years, 83 days)	6 years, 60 days	36 days	Karnataka
26		C. T. Ravikumar	Male	31 August 2021 (341 days)		5 January 2025 (−2 years, 151 days)	3 years, 128 days		Kerala
27		M. M. Sundresh	Male	31 August 2021 (341 days)		20 July 2027 (−4 years, 347 days)	5 years, 324 days		Madras
28		Bela Trivedi	Female	31 August 2021 (341 days)		9 June 2025 (−2 years, 306 days)	3 years, 283 days		Gujarat
29		P. S. Narasimha	Male	31 August 2021 (341 days)	30 October 2027 (−5 years, 84 days)	2 May 2028 (−5 years, 269 days)	6 years, 246 days	186 days	Bar Council
30		Sudhanshu Dhulia	Male	9 May 2022 (90 days)		9 August 2025 (−3 years, 2 days)	3 years, 93 days		Uttarakhand
31		Jamshed Burjor Pardiwala	Male	9 May 2022 (90 days)	3 May 2028 (−5 years, 270 days)	11 August 2030 (−8 years, 4 days)	8 years, 95 days	2 years, 101 days	Gujarat

Members of Collegium

Currently, the Members of Collegium are:

• N. V. Ramana (Chief Justice of India)
• Uday Umesh Lalit (Judge)
• Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud (Judge)
• Sanjay Kishan Kaul (Judge)
• S. Abdul Nazeer (Judge)