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{{Short description|Overview of current Indian chief justices}}
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The [[judiciary of India|Indian judiciary]] consists of the [[Supreme Court of India]], which is the [[supreme court|highest court]] in the country and the constituent courts. The Supreme Court serves as the final [[Appellate court|court of appeal]] for all civil and criminal cases in India and consists of 33 judges headed by the [[Chief Justice of India]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Rule of law index 2016 |url=http://data.worldjusticeproject.org/# |work=Justice Project |access-date=13 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429071718/http://data.worldjusticeproject.org/ |archive-date=29 April 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[high courts of India|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.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-12-26 |title=Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to have separate HCs |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ap-and-telangana-to-have-separate-hcs/article62012917.ece |access-date=7 October 2025 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The High Courts of India manage a system of sub-ordinate courts headed by the various [[District Courts of India|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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://doj.gov.in/memorandum-of-procedure-of-appointment-of-supreme-court-judges/ |title=Memorandum of procedure of appointment of Supreme Court Judges |work=[[Government of India]] |access-date=5 May 2023 |archive-date=9 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240309100126/https://doj.gov.in/memorandum-of-procedure-of-appointment-of-supreme-court-judges/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Chief Justice of India ==
{| class="wikitable static-row-numbers static-row-header" style="text-align:center" width="92%"
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! scope="col" | Name
![[Surya Kant (judge)|Surya Kant]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 November 2025 |title=Justice Surya Kant sworn in as 53rd Chief Justice of India |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/justice-surya-kant-sworn-in-as-53rd-chief-justice-of-india/article70316338.ece/ |website=thehindu.com |language=en}}</ref> {{small|([[List of chief justices of India|list]])}}
|-
!Image
|[[File:Justice_Surya_Kant.jpg|alt=|125x125px]]
|-
!Date of elevation to Supreme Court
|{{dts|2019|5|24|format=dmy}} ({{ayd|2019|5|24}})
|-
!Date of Appointment as CJI
|{{dts|2025|11|24|format=dmy}} ({{ayd|2025|11|24}})
|-
!Date of Retirement
|{{dts|2027|2|9|format=dmy}} ({{ayd|2027|2|9}})
|-
!Tenure
|{{ayd|2025|11|24|2027|2|9|duration=on}}
|-
!Nominated By
|[[B. R. Gavai]]
|-
!Appointed By
|[[Droupadi Murmu]]
|-
!Seniority rank on the date of elevation
|11
|-
!Date of Initial Appointment as Judge
|{{dts|2004|1|9|format=dmy}} ({{ayd|2004|1|9}})
|-
!Parent High Court
|[[Punjab and Haryana High Court|Punjab and Haryana]]
|}

== List of chief justices of High Courts{{Table alignment}} ==
{| class="wikitable sortable defaultcenter static-row-header" style="font-size: 90%"
!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
![[List of sitting judges of the high courts of India#List of Judges by seniority (in cumulative)|All India seniority rank]]
!Date of Initial Appointment as Judge
!Nominated as Judge of by
!Remarks
|-
![[Allahabad High Court]]
|[[File:Arun Bhansali.jpg|alt=|90x90px]]
|[[Arun Bhansali]] {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Allahabad High Court|list]])}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2024|2|5}} ({{ayd|2024|2|5}})
|{{dts|format=dmy|2029|10|14}} ({{ayd|2029|10|14}})
|{{ayd|2024|2|5|2029|10|14|duration=on}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud|D. Y. Chandrachud]]
| rowspan="25" |[[Droupadi Murmu]]
|[[Rajasthan High Court|Rajasthan]]
!11 ''Since {{dts|2026|3|6|format=dmy}}''
|{{dts|format=dmy|2013|1|8}} ({{ayd|2013|1|8}})
| rowspan="3" |[[Altamas Kabir]]
|
|-
![[Andhra Pradesh High Court]]
|
|[[Dhiraj Singh Thakur]] {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Andhra Pradesh High Court|list]])}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2023|7|28}} ({{ayd|2023|7|28}})
|{{dts|format=dmy|2026|4|24}} ({{ayd|2026|4|24}})
|{{ayd|2023|7|28|2026|4|24|duration=on}}
|[[High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh|Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh]]
!13 ''Since ''''{{dts|2026|3|6|format=dmy}}''
|{{dts|format=dmy|2013|3|8}} ({{ayd|2013|3|8}})
|
|-
![[Bombay High Court]]
|[[File:Justice_Shee_Chandrashekhar.jpg|90x90px]]
|[[Shree Chandrashekhar]] {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Bombay High Court|list]])}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2025|09|05}} ({{ayd|2025|09|05}})
|{{dts|format=dmy|2027|5|24}} ({{ayd|2027|5|24}})
|{{ayd|2025|9|5|2027|5|24|duration=on}}
|[[Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai|B. R. Gavai]]
|[[Jharkhand High Court|Jharkhand]]
!12 ''Since ''''{{dts|2026|3|6|format=dmy}}''
|{{dts|format=dmy|2013|1|17}} ({{ayd|2013|1|17}})
|
|-
![[Calcutta High Court]]
|
|[[Sujoy Paul]] {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Calcutta High Court|list]])}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2026|1|16}} ({{ayd|2026|1|16}})
|{{dts|format=dmy|2026|6|20}} ({{ayd|2026|6|20
}})
|{{ayd|2026|1|16|2026|6|20|duration=on}}
|[[Surya Kant (judge)|Surya Kant]]
|[[Madhya Pradesh High Court|Madhya Pradesh]]
!4 ''Since ''''{{dts|2026|3|6|format=dmy}}''
|{{dts|format=dmy|2011|5|27}} ({{ayd|2011|5|27}})
| rowspan="3" |[[S. H. Kapadia]]
|
|-
![[Chhattisgarh High Court]]
|
|[[Ramesh Sinha]] {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Chhattisgarh High Court|list]])}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2023|3|29}} ({{ayd|2023|3|29}})
|{{dts|format=dmy|2026|9|4}} ({{ayd|2026|9|4}})
|{{ayd|2023|3|29|2026|9|4|duration=on}}
|[[Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud|D. Y. Chandrachud]]
|[[Allahabad High Court|Allahabad]]
!6 ''Since ''''{{dts|2026|3|6|format=dmy}}''
| rowspan="2" |{{dts|format=dmy|2011|11|21}} ({{ayd|2011|11|21}})
|
|-
![[Delhi High Court]]
|
|[[Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya]] {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Delhi High Court|list]])}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2023|7|29}} ({{ayd|2023|7|29}}) '''''Date of appointment in current HC''''' {{dts|format=dmy|2025|1|21}} ({{ayd|2025|1|21}})
|{{dts|format=dmy|2027|6|15}} ({{ayd|2027|6|15}})
|{{ayd|2023|7|29|2027|6|15|duration=on}} '''Tenure in current HC''' {{ayd|2025|1|21|2027|6|15|duration=on}}
|[[Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud|D. Y. Chandrachud]] '''''Nominated in current HC''''' [[Sanjiv Khanna]]
|[[Allahabad High Court|Allahabad]]
!8 ''Since ''''{{dts|2026|3|6|format=dmy}}''
|[[List of chief justices of the Bombay High Court|47th CJ of Bombay]] From {{dts|format=dmy|2023|7|29}}{{Spaced en dash space}}{{dts|format=dmy|2025|1|20}} ({{ayd|2023|7|29|2025|1|20|duration=on}})
|-
![[Gauhati High Court]]
|
|[[Ashutosh Kumar]] {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Gauhati High Court|list]])}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2025|7|21}} ({{ayd|2025|7|21}})
|{{dts|format=dmy|2028|9|30}} ({{ayd|2028|9|30}})
|{{ayd|2025|7|21|2028|9|30|duration=on}}
|[[Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai|B. R. Gavai]]
|[[Patna High Court|Patna]]
!40 ''Since ''''{{dts|2026|3|6|format=dmy}}''
|{{dts|format=dmy|2014|5|15}} ({{ayd|2014|5|15}})
|[[Rajendra Mal Lodha|R. M. Lodha]]
|
|-
![[Gujarat High Court]]
|
|[[Sunita Agarwal]] {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Gujarat High Court|list]])}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2023|7|23}} ({{ayd|2023|7|23}})
|{{dts|format=dmy|2028|4|29}} ({{ayd|2028|4|29}})
|{{ayd|2023|7|23|2028|4|29|duration=on}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud|D. Y. Chandrachud]]
|[[Allahabad High Court|Allahabad]]
!7 ''Since ''''{{dts|2026|3|6|format=dmy}}''
|{{dts|format=dmy|2011|11|21}} ({{ayd|2011|11|21}})
| rowspan="2" |[[S. H. Kapadia]]
|
|-
![[Himachal Pradesh High Court]]
|
|[[Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia]] {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Himachal Pradesh High Court|list]])}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2024|12|29}} ({{ayd|2024|12|29}})
|{{dts|format=dmy|2027|10|31}} ({{ayd|2027|10|31}})
|{{ayd|2024|12|29|2027|10|31|duration=on}}
|[[Punjab and Haryana High Court|Punjab and Haryana]]
!5 ''Since ''''{{dts|2026|3|6|format=dmy}}''
|{{dts|format=dmy|2011|9|30}} ({{ayd|2011|9|30}})
|
|-
![[High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh|Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court]]
|
|[[Arun Palli]] {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court|list]])}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2025|4|16}} ({{ayd|2025|4|16}})
|{{dts|format=dmy|2026|9|17}} ({{ayd|2026|9|17}})
|{{ayd|2025|4|16|2026|9|17|duration=on}}
|[[Sanjiv Khanna]]
|[[Punjab and Haryana High Court|Punjab and Haryana]]
!29 ''Since ''''{{dts|2026|3|6|format=dmy}}''
|{{dts|format=dmy|2013|12|28}} ({{ayd|2013|12|28}})
|[[P. Sathasivam]]
|
|-
![[Jharkhand High Court]]
|[[File:JUSTICE M.S. SONAK.jpg|90x90px]]
|[[M. S. Sonak|Mahesh Sharadchandra Sonak]] {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Jharkhand High Court|list]])}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2026|1|9}} ({{ayd|2026|1|9}})
|{{dts|format=dmy|2026|11|27}} ({{ayd|2026|11|27}})
|{{ayd|2026|1|9|2026|11|27|duration=on}}
|[[Surya Kant (judge)|Surya Kant]]
|[[Bombay High Court|Bombay]]
!20 ''Since ''''{{dts|2026|3|6|format=dmy}}''
|{{dts|format=dmy|2013|6|21}} ({{ayd|2013|6|21}})
| rowspan="2" |[[Altamas Kabir]]
|
|-
![[Karnataka High Court]]
|[[File:Vibhu_Bakhru.jpg|alt=|90x90px|Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud]]
|[[Vibhu Bakhru]] {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Karnataka High Court|list]])}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2025|7|19}} ({{ayd|2025|7|19}})
|{{dts|format=dmy|2028|11|1}} ({{ayd|2028|11|1}})
|{{ayd|2025|7|19|2028|11|1|duration=on}}
|[[Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai|B. R. Gavai]]
|[[Delhi High Court|Delhi]]
!16 ''Since ''''{{dts|2026|3|6|format=dmy}}''
|{{dts|format=dmy|2013|4|17}} ({{ayd|2013|4|17}})
|
|-
![[Kerala High Court]]
|
|[[Soumen Sen]] {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Kerala High Court|list]])}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2025|10|8}} ({{ayd|2025|10|8}}) '''''Date of appointment in current HC''''' {{dts|2026|1|10|format=dmy}} ({{ayd|2026|1|10}})
|{{dts|format=dmy|2027|7|26}} ({{ayd|2027|7|26}})
|{{ayd|2025|10|8|2027|7|26|duration=on}} '''''Tenure in current HC''''' {{ayd|2026|1|10|2027|7|26|duration=on}}
|[[B. R. Gavai]] '''''Nominated in current HC''''' [[Surya Kant (judge)|Surya Kant]]
|[[Calcutta High Court|Calcutta]]
!2 ''Since ''''{{dts|2026|3|6|format=dmy}}''
|{{dts|format=dmy|2011|4|13}} ({{ayd|2011|4|13}})
|[[S. H. Kapadia]]
|[[Meghalaya High Court|14th CJ of Meghalaya]] From {{dts|format=dmy|2025|10|8}}{{Spaced en dash space}}{{dts|2026|1|9|format=dmy}} ({{ayd|2025|10|8|2026|1|9|duration=on}})
|-
![[Madhya Pradesh High Court]]
|
|[[Sanjeev Sachdeva]] {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Madhya Pradesh High Court|list]])}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2025|7|17}} ({{ayd|2025|7|17}})
|{{dts|format=dmy|2026|12|25}} ({{ayd|2026|12|25}})
|{{ayd|2025|7|17|2026|12|25|duration=on}}
|[[Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai|B. R. Gavai]]
|[[Delhi High Court|Delhi]]
!15 ''Since ''''{{dts|2026|3|6|format=dmy}}''
|{{dts|format=dmy|2013|4|17}} ({{ayd|2013|4|17}})
|[[Altamas Kabir]]
|
|-
![[Madras High Court]]
|
|[[S. A. Dharmadhikari|Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari]] {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Madras High Court|list]])}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2026|3|6}} ({{ayd|2026|3|6}})
|{{dts|format=dmy|2028|7|7}} ({{ayd|2028|7|7}})
|{{ayd|2026|3|6|2028|7|7|duration=on}}
|[[Surya Kant (judge)|Surya Kant]]
|[[Madhya Pradesh High Court|Madhya Pradesh]]
!57 ''Since ''''{{dts|2026|3|10|format=dmy}}''
|{{dts|format=dmy|2016|4|7}} ({{ayd|2016|4|7}})
| rowspan="2" |[[T. S. Thakur]]
|
|-
![[Manipur High Court]]
|
|[[M. Sundar]] {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Manipur High Court|list]])}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2025|9|15}} ({{ayd|2025|9|15}})
|{{dts|format=dmy|2028|7|18}} ({{ayd|2028|7|18}})
|{{ayd|2025|9|15|2028|7|18|duration=on}}
|[[Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai|B. R. Gavai]]
|[[Madras High Court|Madras]]
!67 ''Since ''''{{dts|2026|3|10|format=dmy}}''
|{{dts|format=dmy|2016|10|5}} ({{ayd|2016|10|5}})
|
|-
![[Meghalaya High Court]]
|
|[[Revati Mohite Dere|Revati Prashant Mohite Dere]] {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Meghalaya High Court|list]])}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2026|1|10}} ({{ayd|2026|1|10}})
|{{dts|format=dmy|2027|4|16}} ({{ayd|2027|4|16}})
|{{ayd|2026|1|10|2027|4|16|duration=on}}
|[[Surya Kant (judge)|Surya Kant]]
|[[Bombay High Court|Bombay]]
!19 ''Since ''''{{dts|2026|3|6|format=dmy}}''
|{{dts|format=dmy|2013|6|21}} ({{ayd|2013|6|21}})
|[[Altamas Kabir]]
|
|-
![[Orissa High Court]]
|[[File:Justice_Harish_Tandon.jpg|90x90px]]
|[[Harish Tandon]] {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Orissa High Court|list]])}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2025|3|26}} ({{ayd|2025|3|26}})
|{{dts|format=dmy|2026|11|15}} ({{ayd|2026|11|15}})
|{{ayd|2025|3|26|2026|11|15|duration=on}}
|[[Sanjiv Khanna]]
|[[Calcutta High Court|Calcutta]]
!1 ''Since ''''{{dts|2026|3|6|format=dmy}}''
|{{dts|format=dmy|2010|4|13}} ({{ayd|2010|4|13}})
|[[K. G. Balakrishnan]]
|
|-
![[Patna High Court]]
|
|[[Sangam Kumar Sahoo]] {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Patna High Court|list]])}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2026|1|7}} ({{ayd|2026|1|7}})
|{{dts|2026|6|4|format=dmy}} ({{ayd|2026|6|4}})
|{{ayd|2026|1|7|2026|6|4|duration=on}}
|[[Surya Kant (judge)|Surya Kant]]
|[[Orissa High Court|Orissa]]
!41 ''Since ''''{{dts|2026|3|6|format=dmy}}''
|{{dts|format=dmy|2014|7|2}} ({{ayd|2014|7|2}})
|[[Rajendra Mal Lodha|R. M. Lodha]]
|
|-
![[Punjab and Haryana High Court|Punjab & Haryana High Court]]
|
|[[Sheel Nagu]] {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Punjab and Haryana High Court|list]])}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2024|7|9}} ({{ayd|2024|7|9}})
|{{dts|format=dmy|2026|12|31}} ({{ayd|2026|12|31}})
|{{ayd|2024|7|9|2026|12|31|duration=on}}
|[[Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud|D. Y. Chandrachud]]
|[[Madhya Pradesh High Court|Madhya Pradesh]]
!3 ''Since ''''{{dts|2026|3|6|format=dmy}}''
|{{dts|format=dmy|2011|5|27}} ({{ayd|2011|5|27}})
|[[S. H. Kapadia]]
|
|-
![[Rajasthan High Court]]
|
|Sanjeev Prakash Sharma{{Ref label|†|†|†}} {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Rajasthan High Court|list]])}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2025|9|28}} ({{ayd|2025|9|28}})
|{{dts|format=dmy|2026|9|26}} ({{ayd|2026|9|26}})
|{{ayd|2025|9|28|2026|9|26|duration=on}}
| --
|[[Rajasthan High Court|Rajasthan]]
!85
|{{dts|2016|11|16|format=dmy}} ({{ayd|2016|11|16}})
|[[T. S. Thakur]]
|
|-
![[Sikkim High Court]]
|
|[[A. Muhamed Mustaque|Muhamed Mustaque Ayumantakath]] {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Sikkim High Court|list]])}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2026|1|4}} ({{ayd|2026|1|4}})
|{{dts|format=dmy|2029|5|31}} ({{ayd|2029|5|31}})
|{{ayd|2026|1|4|2029|5|31|duration=on}}
|[[Surya Kant (judge)|Surya Kant]]
|[[Kerala High Court|Kerala]]
!34 ''Since ''''{{dts|2026|3|6|format=dmy}}''
|{{dts|format=dmy|2014|1|23}} ({{ayd|2014|1|23}})
|[[P. Sathasivam]]
|
|-
![[Telangana High Court]]
|[[File:Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh.png|90x90px]]
|[[Aparesh Kumar Singh]] {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Telangana High Court|list]])}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2023|4|17}} ({{ayd|2023|4|17}}) '''''Date of appointment in current HC''''' {{dts|2025|7|19|format=dmy}} ({{ayd|2025|7|19}})
|{{dts|format=dmy|2027|7|6}} ({{ayd|2027|7|6}})
|{{ayd|2023|4|17|2027|7|6|duration=on}} '''''Tenure in current HC''''' {{ayd|2025|7|19|2027|7|6|duration=on}}
|[[Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud|D. Y. Chandrachud]] '''''Nominated in current HC''''' [[B. R. Gavai]]
|[[Jharkhand High Court|Jharkhand]]
!9 ''Since ''''{{dts|2026|3|6|format=dmy}}''
|{{dts|format=dmy|2012|1|24}} ({{ayd|2012|1|24}})
| rowspan="2" |[[S. H. Kapadia]]
|[[Tripura High Court|8th CJ of Tripura]] From {{dts|format=dmy|2023|4|17}}{{Spaced en dash space}}{{dts|2025|7|18|format=dmy}} ({{ayd|2023|4|17|2025|7|18|duration=on}})
|-
![[Tripura High Court]]
|[[File:Justice_M.S._Ramachandra_Rao.jpg|90x90px]]
|[[M. S. Ramachandra Rao (judge)|Mamidanna Satyaratna Ramachandra Rao]] {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Tripura High Court|list]])}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2023|5|30}} ({{ayd|2023|5|30}}) '''''Date of appointment in current HC''''' {{dts|2025|7|22|format=dmy}} ({{ayd|2025|7|22}})
|{{dts|format=dmy|2028|8|6}} ({{ayd|2028|8|6}})
|{{ayd|2023|5|30|2028|8|6|duration=on}} '''''Tenure in current HC''''' {{ayd|2025|7|22|2028|8|6|duration=on}}
|[[Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud|D. Y. Chandrachud]] '''''Nominated in current HC''''' [[B. R. Gavai]]
|[[Telangana High Court|Telangana]]
!10 ''Since ''''{{dts|2026|3|6|format=dmy}}''
|{{dts|2012|6|29|format=dmy}} ({{ayd|2012|6|29}})
|[[Himachal Pradesh High Court|28th CJ of Himachal Pradesh]] From {{dts|format=dmy|2023|5|30}}{{Spaced en dash space}}{{dts|format=dmy|2024|9|24}} ({{ayd|2023|5|30|2024|9|24|duration=on}}) [[Jharkhand High Court|16th CJ of Jharkhand]] From {{dts|2024|9|25|format=dmy}}{{Spaced en dash space}}{{dts|2025|7|21|format=dmy}} ({{ayd|2024|9|25|2025|7|21|duration=on}})
|-
![[Uttarakhand High Court]]
|
|[[Manoj Kumar Gupta]] {{small|([[List of Former Chief Justices of High Courts of India#Uttarakhand High Court|list]])}}
|{{dts|format=dmy|2026|1|10}} ({{ayd|2026|1|10}})
|{{dts|format=dmy|2026|10|8}} ({{ayd|2026|10|8}})
|{{ayd|2026|1|10|2026|10|8|duration=on}}
|[[Surya Kant (judge)|Surya Kant]]
|[[Allahabad High Court|Allahabad]]
!14 ''Since ''''{{dts|2026|3|6|format=dmy}}''
|{{dts|format=dmy|2013|4|12}} ({{ayd|2013|4|12}})
|[[Altamas Kabir]]
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|}
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* '''{{Note label|†|†|†}}Acting Chief Justice''''
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'''Dates of Changes in Seniority Rank (S.R.):'''

'''{{dts|format=dmy|2026|3|6}} -''' Retirement of [[Manindra Mohan Shrivastava|'''M. M. Shrivastava''']] '''(CJ of Madras)''' on {{dts|format=dmy|2026|3|5}} (S.R. 1)

'''{{dts|format=dmy|2026|3|10}} -''' Retirement of '''Anupinder Singh Grewal''' '''(Judge of Punjab & Haryana)''' on {{dts|format=dmy|2026|3|9}} (S.R. 43)

== 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]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Current Indian chief justices}}
{{Judiciary of India}}

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[[Category:Chief justices of India| ]]
[[Category:Lists of Indian judges]]

List of current Indian chief justices - Revision history

YvonneTran476 at 14:48, 10 March 2026