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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 Yeshwant Chandrachud 9 November 2022
(2 years, 58 days) 		10 November 2024
(57 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 Arun Bhansali 5 February 2024
(336 days) 		14 October 2029
(−4 years, 281 days) 		Droupadi Murmu [3]
Andhra Pradesh High Court Andhra Pradesh Dhiraj Singh Thakur 28 July 2023
(1 year, 162 days) 		24 April 2026
(−1 year, 108 days) 		Droupadi Murmu [4]
Bombay High Court
(list) 		Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Maharashtra Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya 29 July 2023
(1 year, 161 days) 		15 June 2027
(−2 years, 160 days) 		Droupadi Murmu [5]
Calcutta High Court Andaman and Nicobar Islands, West Bengal T. S. Sivagnanam 11 May 2023
(1 year, 240 days) 		15 September 2025
(−252 days) 		Droupadi Murmu [6]
Chhattisgarh High Court Chhattisgarh Ramesh Sinha 29 March 2023
(1 year, 283 days) 		4 September 2026
(−1 year, 241 days) 		Droupadi Murmu [7]
Delhi High Court Delhi Manmohan (Acting) 9 November 2023
(1 year, 58 days) 		16 December 2024
(21 days) 		Droupadi Murmu [8]
Gauhati High Court Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Mizoram, Nagaland Vijay Bishnoi 5 February 2024
(336 days) 		25 March 2026
(−1 year, 78 days) 		Droupadi Murmu
Gujarat High Court
(list) 		Gujarat Sunita Agarwal 23 July 2023
(1 year, 167 days) 		29 April 2028
(−3 years, 114 days) 		Droupadi Murmu [9]
Himachal Pradesh High Court
(list) 		Himachal Pradesh Rajiv Shakdher 25 September 2024
(103 days) 		18 October 2024
(80 days) 		Droupadi Murmu [10]
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh Tashi Rabstan (Acting) 18 July 2024
(172 days) 		9 April 2025
(−93 days) 		Droupadi Murmu [11]
Jharkhand High Court Jharkhand M. S. Ramachandra Rao 25 September 2024
(103 days) 		6 August 2028
(−3 years, 213 days) 		Droupadi Murmu [12]
Karnataka High Court Karnataka Nilay Vipinchandra Anjaria 25 February 2024
(316 days) 		22 March 2027
(−2 years, 75 days) 		Droupadi Murmu [13]
Kerala High Court Kerala, Lakshadweep Muhamed Mustaque Ayumantakath (Acting) 5 July 2024
(185 days) 		31 May 2029
(−4 years, 145 days) 		Droupadi Murmu [14]
Madhya Pradesh High Court Madhya Pradesh Suresh Kumar Kait 25 September 2024
(103 days) 		23 May 2025
(−137 days) 		Droupadi Murmu [15]
Madras High Court Puducherry, Tamil Nadu D. Krishnakumar (Acting) 18 July 2024
(172 days) 		21 May 2025
(−135 days) 		Droupadi Murmu [16]
Manipur High Court Manipur Siddharth Mridul 20 October 2023
(1 year, 78 days) 		21 November 2024
(46 days) 		Droupadi Murmu [17]
Meghalaya High Court Meghalaya Hamarsan Singh Thangkhiew

(Acting)

17 August 2024
(142 days) 		23 December 2028
(−3 years, 352 days) 		Droupadi Murmu [18]
Orissa High Court Odisha Chakradhari Sharan Singh 7 February 2024
(334 days) 		19 January 2025
(−13 days) 		Droupadi Murmu [19]
Patna High Court
(list) 		Bihar K. Vinod Chandran 29 March 2023
(1 year, 283 days) 		24 April 2025
(−108 days) 		Droupadi Murmu [20]
Punjab and Haryana High Court Chandigarh, Haryana, Punjab Sheel Nagu 9 July 2024
(181 days) 		31 December 2026
(−1 year, 359 days) 		Droupadi Murmu [21]
Rajasthan High Court
(list) 		Rajasthan Manindra Mohan Shrivastava 6 February 2024
(335 days) 		5 March 2026
(−1 year, 58 days) 		Droupadi Murmu [22]
Sikkim High Court Sikkim Biswanath Somadder 12 October 2021
(3 years, 86 days) 		14 December 2025
(−342 days) 		Ram Nath Kovind [23]
Telangana High Court Telangana Alok Aradhe 23 July 2023
(1 year, 167 days) 		12 April 2026
(−1 year, 96 days) 		Droupadi Murmu [24]
Tripura High Court Tripura Aparesh Kumar Singh 17 April 2023
(1 year, 264 days) 		6 July 2027
(−2 years, 181 days) 		Droupadi Murmu [25]
Uttarakhand High Court
(list) 		Uttarakhand Ritu Bahri
 4 February 2024
(337 days) 		10 October 2024
(88 days) 		Droupadi Murmu [26]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "List of Chief Justice of the High Court | MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE". doj.gov.in. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Chief Justice and Judges of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad and its Bench at Lucknow". www.allahabadhighcourt.in. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Andhra Pradesh High Court Chief Justices". Andhra Pradesh High Court. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Hon'ble Justices". High Court of Bombay. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  6. ^ Roy, Sankalpa. "Calcutta High Court - Judges". calcuttahighcourt.gov.in. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Chhattisgarh Highcourt - Sitting Judges". highcourt.cg.gov.in. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  8. ^ "CJ And Sitting Judges". delhihighcourt.nic.in. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  9. ^ "High Court of Gujarat". gujarathighcourt.nic.in. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Himachal Pradesh High Court Chief Justices". Himachal Pradesh High Court. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Jammu & Kashmir High Court". www.jkhighcourt.nic.in. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  12. ^ "SITTING JUDGES OF HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND | High Court of Jharkhand, India". jharkhandhighcourt.nic.in. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  13. ^ "High Court of Karnataka Official Web Site". karnatakajudiciary.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  14. ^ "Present Judges of High Court". highcourtofkerala.nic.in. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
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  16. ^ "Madras High Court - Profile of Chief Justice". www.hcmadras.tn.nic.in. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  17. ^ "Welcome to High Court of Manipur Imphal - court rules". hcmimphal.nic.in. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  18. ^ "Meghalaya High Court Chief Justices". Meghalaya High Court. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
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  21. ^ "Hon'ble Chief Justice and Judges of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana". www.highcourtchd.gov.in. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  22. ^ "Rajasthan High Court". 164.100.222.238. Celeste Online Solutions Pvt. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  23. ^ "Judges Profile | High Court of Sikkim". highcourtofsikkim.nic.in. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  24. ^ "HON'BLE JUDGES PROFILE". hc.tap.nic.in. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
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