The Indian judiciary consists of the Supreme Court of India, which is the highest court in the country and the constituent courts. The Supreme Court serves as the final court of appeal for all civil and criminal cases in India and consists of 33 judges headed by the Chief Justice of India. The High Courts are the top judicial bodies in individual states, controlled and managed by Chief Justices of the respective courts. There are 25 High Courts in the country with seven of them having multiple jurisdictions. The last high courts created in India are the High Court of Telangana and the Andhra Pradesh High Court, both established on January 1, 2019, following the bifurcation of the state of Andhra Pradesh. The High Courts of India manage a system of sub-ordinate courts headed by the various District and Session Courts in their respective jurisdictions. As per the Constitution of India, the Chief Justice, the other judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts are appointed by the President of India.
Chief Justice of India
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| Name | Surya Kant (list) | |
| Date of Appointment as CJI | 24 November 2025 (23 days) | Tenure: 1 year, 78 days |
| Date of Retirement | 9 February 2027 (−1 year, 54 days) | |
| Nominated By | B. R. Gavai | |
| Appointed By | Droupadi Murmu | |
| Date of elevation to Supreme Court | 24 May 2019 (6 years, 207 days) | |
| Seniority rank on the date of elevation | 11 | |
| Date of Initial Appointment as Judge | 9 January 2004 (21 years, 342 days) | |
| Parent High Court | Punjab and Haryana | |
List of chief justices of High Courts
| High Court | Image | Name of the Chief Justice | Date of Appointment as Chief Justice | Date of Retirement | Tenure | Nominated as Chief Justice by | Appointed By | Parent High Court | All India seniority rank | Date of Initial Appointment as Judge | Nominated as Judge of by | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allahabad High Court | Arun Bhansali (list) | 5 February 2024 (1 year, 315 days) | 14 October 2029 (−3 years, 301 days) | 5 years, 252 days | D. Y. Chandrachud | Droupadi Murmu | Rajasthan | 13 Since 15 December 2025 | 8 January 2013 (12 years, 343 days) | Altamas Kabir | ||
| Andhra Pradesh High Court | Dhiraj Singh Thakur (list) | 28 July 2023 (2 years, 142 days) | 24 April 2026 (−128 days) | 2 years, 271 days | Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh | 15 Since 15 December 2025 | 8 March 2013 (12 years, 284 days) | |||||
| Bombay High Court | Shree Chandrashekhar (list) | 5 September 2025 (103 days) | 24 May 2027 (−1 year, 158 days) | 1 year, 262 days | B. R. Gavai | Jharkhand | 14 Since 15 December 2025 | 17 January 2013 (12 years, 334 days) | ||||
| Calcutta High Court | Sujoy Paul[†] (list) | 8 October 2025 (70 days) | 20 June 2026 (−185 days) | 256 days | -- | Madhya Pradesh | 5 | 27 May 2011 (14 years, 204 days) | S. H. Kapadia | |||
| Chhattisgarh High Court | Ramesh Sinha (list) | 29 March 2023 (2 years, 263 days) | 4 September 2026 (−261 days) | 3 years, 160 days | D. Y. Chandrachud | Allahabad | 7 Since 15 December 2025 | 21 November 2011 (14 years, 26 days) | ||||
| Delhi High Court | Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya (list) | 29 July 2023 (2 years, 141 days) Date of appointment in current HC 21 January 2025 (330 days) | 15 June 2027 (−1 year, 180 days) | 3 years, 322 days Tenure in current HC 2 years, 146 days | D. Y. Chandrachud Nominated in current HC Sanjiv Khanna | Allahabad | 9 Since 15 December 2025 | 21 November 2011 (14 years, 26 days) | 47th CJ of Bombay From 29 July 2023 – 20 January 2025 (1 year, 176 days) | |||
| Gauhati High Court | Ashutosh Kumar (list) | 21 July 2025 (149 days) | 30 September 2028 (−2 years, 288 days) | 3 years, 72 days | B. R. Gavai | Patna | 44 Since 15 December 2025 | 15 May 2014 (11 years, 216 days) | R. M. Lodha | |||
| Gujarat High Court | Sunita Agarwal (list) | 23 July 2023 (2 years, 147 days) | 29 April 2028 (−2 years, 134 days) | 4 years, 282 days | D. Y. Chandrachud | Allahabad | 8 Since 15 December 2025 | 21 November 2011 (14 years, 26 days) | S. H. Kapadia | |||
| Himachal Pradesh High Court | Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia (list) | 29 December 2024 (353 days) | 31 October 2027 (−1 year, 318 days) | 2 years, 307 days | Punjab and Haryana | 6 Since 15 December 2025 | 30 September 2011 (14 years, 78 days) | |||||
| Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court | Arun Palli (list) | 16 April 2025 (245 days) | 17 September 2026 (−274 days) | 1 year, 155 days | Sanjiv Khanna | Punjab and Haryana | 32 Since 15 December 2025 | 28 December 2013 (11 years, 354 days) | P. Sathasivam | |||
| Jharkhand High Court | Tarlok Singh Chauhan (list) | 23 July 2025 (147 days) | 8 January 2026 (−22 days) | 170 days | B. R. Gavai | Himachal Pradesh | 42 Since 15 December 2025 | 23 February 2014 (11 years, 297 days) | ||||
| Karnataka High Court | Vibhu Bakhru (list) | 19 July 2025 (151 days) | 1 November 2028 (−2 years, 320 days) | 3 years, 106 days | Delhi | 18 Since 15 December 2025 | 17 April 2013 (12 years, 244 days) | Altamas Kabir | ||||
| Kerala High Court | Nitin Madhukar Jamdar (list) | 26 September 2024 (1 year, 82 days) | 9 January 2026 (−23 days) | 1 year, 106 days | D. Y. Chandrachud | Bombay | 10 Since 15 December 2025 | 23 January 2012 (13 years, 328 days) | S. H. Kapadia | |||
| Madhya Pradesh High Court | Sanjeev Sachdeva (list) | 17 July 2025 (153 days) | 25 December 2026 (−1 year, 8 days) | 1 year, 162 days | B. R. Gavai | Delhi | 17 Since 15 December 2025 | 17 April 2013 (12 years, 244 days) | Altamas Kabir | |||
| Madras High Court | Manindra Mohan Shrivastava (list) | 6 February 2024 (1 year, 314 days) Date of appointment in current HC 21 July 2025 (149 days) | 5 March 2026 (−78 days) | 2 years, 28 days Tenure in current HC 228 days | D. Y. Chandrachud Nominated in current HC B. R. Gavai | Chhattisgarh | 1 Since 15 December 2025 | 10 December 2009 (16 years, 7 days) | K. G. Balakrishnan | 42nd CJ of Rajasthan From 6 February 2024 – 20 July 2025 (1 year, 165 days) | ||
| Manipur High Court | M. Sundar (list) | 15 September 2025 (93 days) | 18 July 2028 (−2 years, 214 days) | 2 years, 308 days | B. R. Gavai | Madras | 75 Since 15 December 2025 | 5 October 2016 (9 years, 73 days) | T. S. Thakur | |||
| Meghalaya High Court | Soumen Sen (list) | 8 October 2025 (70 days) | 26 July 2027 (−1 year, 221 days) | 1 year, 292 days | Calcutta | 3 Since 15 December 2025 | 13 April 2011 (14 years, 248 days) | S. H. Kapadia | ||||
| Orissa High Court | Harish Tandon (list) | 26 March 2025 (266 days) | 15 November 2026 (−333 days) | 1 year, 235 days | Sanjiv Khanna | Calcutta | 2 Since 15 December 2025 | 13 April 2010 (15 years, 248 days) | K. G. Balakrishnan | |||
| Patna High Court | Sudhir Singh[†] (list) | 23 October 2025 (55 days) | 10 December 2027 (−1 year, 358 days) | 2 years, 49 days | -- | Patna | 56 | 15 April 2015 (10 years, 246 days) | H. L. Dattu | |||
| Punjab and Haryana High Court | Sheel Nagu (list) | 9 July 2024 (1 year, 161 days) | 31 December 2026 (−1 year, 14 days) | 2 years, 176 days | D. Y. Chandrachud | Madhya Pradesh | 4 Since 15 December 2025 | 27 May 2011 (14 years, 204 days) | S. H. Kapadia | |||
| Rajasthan High Court | Sanjeev Prakash Sharma[†] (list) | 28 September 2025 (80 days) | 26 September 2026 (−283 days) | 364 days | -- | Rajasthan | 93 | 16 November 2016 (9 years, 31 days) | T. S. Thakur | |||
| Sikkim High Court | Meenakshi Madan Rai[†] (list) | 15 December 2025 (2 days) | 11 July 2026 (3 days) | 209 days | -- | Sikkim | 57 | 15 April 2015 (10 years, 246 days) | H. L. Dattu | |||
| Telangana High Court | Aparesh Kumar Singh (list) | 17 April 2023 (2 years, 244 days) Date of appointment in current HC 19 July 2025 (151 days) | 6 July 2027 (−1 year, 201 days) | 4 years, 81 days Tenure in current HC 1 year, 353 days | D. Y. Chandrachud Nominated in current HC B. R. Gavai | Jharkhand | 11 Since 15 December 2025 | 24 January 2012 (13 years, 327 days) | S. H. Kapadia | 8th CJ of Tripura From 17 April 2023 – 18 July 2025 (2 years, 93 days) | ||
| Tripura High Court | Mamidanna Satyaratna Ramachandra Rao (list) | 30 May 2023 (2 years, 201 days) Date of appointment in current HC 22 July 2025 (148 days) | 6 August 2028 (−2 years, 233 days) | 5 years, 69 days Tenure in current HC 3 years, 16 days | D. Y. Chandrachud Nominated in current HC B. R. Gavai | Telangana | 12 Since 15 December 2025 | 29 June 2012 (13 years, 171 days) | 28th CJ of Himachal Pradesh From 30 May 2023 – 24 September 2024 (1 year, 118 days) 16th CJ of Jharkhand | |||
| Uttarakhand High Court | Guhanathan Narendar (list) | 26 December 2024 (356 days) | 9 January 2026 (−23 days) | 1 year, 15 days | D. Y. Chandrachud | Karnataka | 51 Since 15 December 2025 | 2 January 2015 (10 years, 349 days) | H. L. Dattu |
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Dates of Changes in Seniority Rank (S.R.):
15 December 2025 - Retirement of Biswanath Somadder (CJ of Sikkim) on 14 December 2025 (S.R. 1)
See also
- List of current Indian governors
- List of current Indian lieutenant governors and administrators
- List of current Indian chief ministers
- List of current Indian deputy chief ministers
- List of current Indian legislative speakers and chairpersons
- List of current Indian opposition leaders
- List of female chief justices in India
- List of sitting judges of the Supreme Court of India
- List of former judges of the Supreme Court of India
- List of female judges of the Supreme Court of India
- List of sitting judges of the high courts of India
- List of former chief justices of the high courts of India
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