There are currently 34 judges (including the Chief Justice) who comprise the Supreme Court of India, the highest court in the country. The maximum possible strength is 34. According to the Constitution of India, the judges of the Supreme Court must retire at the age of 65.^[1]

In August 2021, then 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 33, 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] 8 of the 33 judges (excluding the chief justice) are expected to eventually become Chief Justices of India.^[5][6]

Justice Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud is the 50th and current Chief Justice of India. He was sworn in on 9 November 2022.^[7][8][9]

List of judges ordered by seniority

Sr. No.	Image	Name	Gender	Date of Appointment	Becomes CJI on	Date of Retirement	Tenure Length	Tenure Length as CJI	Parent High Court
1		Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud (Chief Justice of India)	Male	13 May 2016 (7 years, 266 days)	9 November 2022 (1 year, 86 days)	10 November 2024 (−281 days)	8 years, 182 days	2 years, 2 days	Bombay
2		Sanjiv Khanna	Male	18 January 2019 (5 years, 16 days)	11 November 2024 (−282 days)	13 May 2025 (−1 year, 99 days)	6 years, 116 days	184 days	Delhi
3		Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai	Male	24 May 2019 (4 years, 255 days)	14 May 2025 (−1 year, 100 days)	23 November 2025 (−1 year, 293 days)	6 years, 184 days	194 days	Bombay
4		Surya Kant	Male	24 May 2019 (4 years, 255 days)	24 November 2025 (−1 year, 294 days)	9 February 2027 (−3 years, 6 days)	7 years, 262 days	1 year, 78 days	Punjab and Haryana
5		Aniruddha Bose	Male	24 May 2019 (4 years, 255 days)		10 April 2024 (−67 days)	4 years, 323 days		Calcutta
6		A. S. Bopanna	Male	24 May 2019 (4 years, 255 days)		19 May 2024 (−106 days)	4 years, 362 days		Karnataka
7		Hrishikesh Roy	Male	23 September 2019 (4 years, 133 days)		31 January 2025 (−363 days)	5 years, 131 days		Gauhati
8		Abhay S. Oka	Male	31 August 2021 (2 years, 156 days)		24 May 2025 (−1 year, 110 days)	3 years, 267 days		Bombay
9		Vikram Nath	Male	31 August 2021 (2 years, 156 days)	10 February 2027 (−3 years, 7 days)	23 September 2027 (−3 years, 232 days)	6 years, 24 days	226 days	Allahabad
10		Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari	Male	31 August 2021 (2 years, 156 days)		28 June 2026 (−2 years, 145 days)	4 years, 302 days		Madhya Pradesh
11		Hima Kohli	Female	31 August 2021 (2 years, 156 days)		1 September 2024 (−211 days)	3 years, 2 days		Delhi
12		B. V. Nagarathna	Female	31 August 2021 (2 years, 156 days)	24 September 2027 (−3 years, 233 days)	29 October 2027 (−3 years, 268 days)	6 years, 60 days	36 days	Karnataka
13		C. T. Ravikumar	Male	31 August 2021 (2 years, 156 days)		5 January 2025 (−337 days)	3 years, 128 days		Kerala
14		M. M. Sundresh	Male	31 August 2021 (2 years, 156 days)		20 July 2027 (−3 years, 167 days)	5 years, 324 days		Madras
15		Bela Trivedi	Female	31 August 2021 (2 years, 156 days)		9 June 2025 (−1 year, 126 days)	3 years, 283 days		Gujarat
16		P. S. Narasimha	Male	31 August 2021 (2 years, 156 days)	30 October 2027 (−3 years, 269 days)	2 May 2028 (−4 years, 89 days)	6 years, 246 days	186 days	Bar Council
17		Sudhanshu Dhulia	Male	9 May 2022 (1 year, 270 days)		9 August 2025 (−1 year, 187 days)	3 years, 93 days		Uttarakhand
18		J. B. Pardiwala	Male	9 May 2022 (1 year, 270 days)	3 May 2028 (−4 years, 90 days)	11 August 2030 (−6 years, 189 days)	8 years, 95 days	2 years, 101 days	Gujarat
19		Dipankar Datta	Male	12 December 2022 (1 year, 53 days)		8 February 2030 (−6 years, 5 days)	7 years, 59 days		Calcutta
20		Pankaj Mithal	Male	6 February 2023 (362 days)		16 June 2026 (−2 years, 133 days)	3 years, 131 days		Allahabad
21		Sanjay Karol	Male	6 February 2023 (362 days)		22 August 2026 (−2 years, 200 days)	3 years, 198 days		Himachal Pradesh
22		P. V. Sanjay Kumar	Male	6 February 2023 (362 days)		13 August 2028 (−4 years, 192 days)	5 years, 190 days		Telangana
23		Ahsanuddin Amanullah	Male	6 February 2023 (362 days)		10 May 2028 (−4 years, 97 days)	5 years, 95 days		Patna
24		Manoj Misra	Male	6 February 2023 (362 days)		1 June 2030 (−6 years, 118 days)	7 years, 116 days		Allahabad
25		Rajesh Bindal	Male	13 February 2023 (355 days)		15 April 2026 (−2 years, 71 days)	3 years, 63 days		Punjab and Haryana
26		Aravind Kumar	Male	13 February 2023 (355 days)		13 July 2027 (−3 years, 160 days)	4 years, 152 days		Karnataka
27		Prashant Kumar Mishra	Male	19 May 2023 (260 days)		28 August 2029 (−5 years, 206 days)	6 years, 102 days		Chhattisgarh
28		K. V. Viswanathan	Male	19 May 2023 (260 days)	12 August 2030 (−6 years, 190 days)	25 May 2031 (−7 years, 111 days)	8 years, 7 days	287 days	Bar Council
29		Ujjal Bhuyan	Male	14 July 2023 (204 days)		1 August 2029 (−5 years, 179 days)	6 years, 19 days		Gauhati
30		Sarasa Venkatanarayana Bhatti	Male	14 July 2023 (204 days)		5 May 2027 (−3 years, 91 days)	3 years, 296 days		Andhra Pradesh
31		Satish Chandra Sharma	Male	9 November 2023 (86 days)		29 November 2026 (−2 years, 299 days)	3 years, 21 days		Madhya Pradesh
32		Augustine George Masih	Male	9 November 2023 (86 days)		11 March 2028 (−4 years, 37 days)	4 years, 124 days		Punjab and Haryana
33		Sandeep Mehta	Male	9 November 2023 (86 days)		10 January 2028 (−3 years, 341 days)	4 years, 63 days		Rajasthan
34		Prasanna B. Varale	Male	25 January 2024 (9 days)		22 June 2027 (−3 years, 139 days)	3 years, 149 days		Bombay

Members of Collegium

Currently, the Collegium has five members.They are:

• Chief Justice Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
• Justice Sanjiv Khanna
• Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai
• Justice Surya Kant
• Justice Aniruddha Bose