List of sitting judges of the Supreme Court of India

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The Supreme Court of India, in New Delhi

The Supreme Court of India is 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] There are currently 33 judges (including the Chief Justice) in the Supreme Court of India.

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 the first instance that nine judges of the Supreme Court took oath at once.^[3]^[4]

At present, the Chief Justice of India is Justice Surya Kant. He was sworn in as the 53rd CJI on 24 November 2025.^[5]^[6]^[7] Justice B. V. Nagarathna is the only female judge of the collegium and the member of Supreme Court.

List of judges ordered by seniority

Sr. No.	Image	Name	Date of Appointment	Becomes CJI on	Date of Retirement	Tenure Length	Parent High Court	Appointed by	Date of appointment as High Court Judge	Seniority rank on the date of elevation
1	File:Justice Surya Kant.jpg	Surya Kant (Chief Justice of India)	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd) Appointed as CJI on Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	24 November 2025	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	Template:Ayd Tenure length as CJI Template:Ayd	Punjab and Haryana	Ram Nath Kovind Appointed as CJI by Droupadi Murmu	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	11
2	File:Hon'ble Justice Vikram Nath.jpg	Vikram Nath	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	10 February 2027	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	Template:Ayd	Allahabad	Ram Nath Kovind	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	4
3	File:Justice JK Maheshwari.jpg	Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari		-	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	Template:Ayd	Madhya Pradesh		Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	8
4	File:Justice BV Nagarathna.jpg	Bengaluru Venkataramiah Nagarathna		24 September 2027	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	Template:Ayd	Karnataka		Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	29
5	File:Justice MM Sundresh.jpg	M. M. Sundresh		-	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	Template:Ayd	Madras		Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	46
6	File:Justice PS Narasimha.jpg	Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha		30 October 2027	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	Template:Ayd	Bar Council		N/A	N/A
7	File:Pardiwala.jpg	Jamshed Burjor Pardiwala	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	3 May 2028	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	Template:Ayd	Gujarat		Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	49
8	File:Justice Dipankar Datta.jpg	Dipankar Datta	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	-	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	Template:Ayd	Calcutta	Droupadi Murmu	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	6
9	File:Justice Pankaj Mithal.jpg	Pankaj Mithal	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	-	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	Template:Ayd	Allahabad		Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	7
10	File:Justice Sanjay Karol.jpg	Sanjay Karol		-	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	Template:Ayd	Himachal Pradesh		Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	9
11	File:Justice P. V. Sanjay Kumar.jpg	Puligoru Venkata Sanjay Kumar		-	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	Template:Ayd	Telangana		Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	20
12	File:Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah.jpg	Ahsanuddin Amanullah		-	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	Template:Ayd	Patna		Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	42
13	File:Justice Manoj Misra.jpg	Manoj Misra		-	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	Template:Ayd	Allahabad		Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	52
14	File:Justice Rajesh Bindal.jpg	Rajesh Bindal	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	-	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	Template:Ayd	Punjab and Haryana		Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	2
15	File:Justice Aravind Kumar.jpg	Aravind Kumar	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	-	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	Template:Ayd	Karnataka		Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	23
16	File:Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra.jpg	Prashant Kumar Mishra	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	-	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	Template:Ayd	Chhattisgarh		Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	21
17	File:Justice K. V. Viswanathan.jpg	Kalpathy Venkataraman Viswanathan	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	12 August 2030	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	Template:Ayd	Bar Council		N/A	N/A
18	File:Justice Ujjal Bhuyan.jpg	Ujjal Bhuyan	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	-	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	Template:Ayd	Gauhati		Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	31
19	File:Justice S. V. Bhatti.jpg	Sarasa Venkatanarayana Bhatti	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	-	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	Template:Ayd	Andhra Pradesh		Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	49
20	File:Justice Satish Chandra Sharma.jpg	Satish Chandra Sharma	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	-	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	Template:Ayd	Madhya Pradesh		Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	2
21	File:Justice Augustine George Masih.jpg	Augustine George Masih			Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	Template:Ayd	Punjab and Haryana		Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	7
22	File:Justice Sandeep Mehta.jpg	Sandeep Mehta		-	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	Template:Ayd	Rajasthan		Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	23
23	File:Justice P. B. Varale.jpg	Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)		Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	Template:Ayd	Bombay		Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	6
24	File:Justice N. Kotiswar Singh.jpg	Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)		Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	Template:Ayd	Manipur		Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	17
25	File:Justice R. Mahadevan.jpg	R. Mahadevan	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	-	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	Template:Ayd	Madras		Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	51
26	File:Justice Manmohan.jpg	Manmohan	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	-	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	Template:Ayd	Delhi		Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	2
27	File:Justice K. V. Chandran.jpg	Krishnan Vinod Chandran	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	-	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	Template:Ayd	Kerala		Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	13
28	File:Justice Joymalya Bagchi.jpg	Joymalya Bagchi	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	26 May 2031	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	Template:Ayd	Calcutta		Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	11
29	File:Nilay Anjaria.jpg	Nilay Vipinchandra Anjaria	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	-	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	Template:Ayd	Gujarat		Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	14
30	File:Justice Vijay Bishnoi.jpg	Vijay Bishnoi		-	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	Template:Ayd	Rajasthan		Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	18
31	File:Justice Atul Chandurkar.jpg	Atul Sharachchandra Chandurkar		-	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	Template:Ayd	Bombay		Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	29
32	File:Alok Aradhe.jpg	Alok Aradhe	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	-	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	Template:Ayd	Madhya Pradesh		Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	5
33	File:Vipul Pancholi.jpg	Vipul Manubhai Pancholi	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	3 October 2031	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	Template:Ayd	Gujarat		Template:Dts (Template:Ayd)	57

Members of the Collegium

Sr. No.	Member	Since
Sr. No.	Member	For Appointment in Supreme Court	For Appointment in High Courts
1	Surya Kant (CJI)	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd) JoRTemplate:Spaced en dash space Ajay Rastogi	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd) JoRTemplate:Spaced en dash space D. Y. Chandrachud (CJI)
2	Vikram Nath	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd) JoRTemplate:Spaced en dash space Hrishikesh Roy	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd) JoRTemplate:Spaced en dash space A. S. Oka
3	Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd) JoRTemplate:Spaced en dash space Sanjiv Khanna (CJI)	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd) JoRTemplate:Spaced en dash space B. R. Gavai (CJI)
4	Bengaluru Venkataramiah Nagarathna	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd) JoRTemplate:Spaced en dash space A. S. Oka	Not a member
5	M. M. Sundresh	Template:Dts (Template:Ayd) JoRTemplate:Spaced en dash space B. R. Gavai (CJI)	Not a member

JoR - Joined on retirement of

Additional Information about the Sitting Judges

CJ - Chief Justice

HC - High Court

Sr. No.	Name	Image	Nominated by the Collegium (led by CJI)		Office at the time of elevation (Period)	Other previous offices (Period)
Sr. No.	Name	Image	As Judge of Supreme Court	As Judge of High Court	Office at the time of elevation (Period)	Other previous offices (Period)
1	Surya Kant (Chief Justice of India)	File:Justice Surya Kant.jpg	46th CJI Ranjan Gogoi	33rd CJI Vishweshwar Nath Khare	23rd CJ of Himachal Pradesh HC (Template:Dts Template:Spaced en dash space Template:Dts)	Judge of Punjab & Haryana HC (2004Template:Spaced en dash space2018)
1	Surya Kant (Chief Justice of India)	File:Justice Surya Kant.jpg	46th CJI Ranjan Gogoi	33rd CJI Vishweshwar Nath Khare		Advocate General of Haryana (2000Template:Spaced en dash space2004)
2	Vikram Nath	File:Hon'ble Justice Vikram Nath.jpg	48th CJI Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana	35th CJI Ramesh Chandra Lahoti	25th CJ of Gujarat HC (Template:Dts Template:Spaced en dash space Template:Dts)	Judge of Allahabad HC (2004Template:Spaced en dash space2019)
3	Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari	File:Justice JK Maheshwari.jpg		36th CJI Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal	22nd CJ of Sikkim HC (Template:Dts Template:Spaced en dash space Template:Dts)	1st CJ of Andhra Pradesh HC (Template:Dts Template:Spaced en dash space Template:Dts)
3	Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari	File:Justice JK Maheshwari.jpg		36th CJI Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal		Judge of Madhya Pradesh HC (2005Template:Spaced en dash space2019)
4	Bengaluru Venkataramiah Nagarathna	File:Justice BV Nagarathna.jpg		37th CJI Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan	Judge of Karnataka HC (Template:Dts Template:Spaced en dash space Template:Dts)
5	M. M. Sundresh	File:Justice MM Sundresh.jpg		37th CJI Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan	Judge of Madras HC (Template:Dts Template:Spaced en dash space Template:Dts)
6	Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha	File:Justice PS Narasimha.jpg		N/A	--	Additional Solicitor General of India (2014Template:Spaced en dash space2018)
7	Jamshed Burjor Pardiwala	File:Pardiwala.jpg		38th CJI Sarosh Homi Kapadia	Judge of Gujarat HC (Template:Dts Template:Spaced en dash space Template:Dts)
8	Dipankar Datta	File:Justice Dipankar Datta.jpg	49th CJI Uday Umesh Lalit	36th CJI Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal	45th CJ of Bombay HC (Template:Dts Template:Spaced en dash space Template:Dts)	Judge of Calcutta HC (2006Template:Spaced en dash space2020)
9	Pankaj Mithal	File:Justice Pankaj Mithal.jpg	50th CJI Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud		40th CJ of Rajasthan HC (Template:Dts Template:Spaced en dash space Template:Dts)	34th CJ of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh HC(Template:Dts Template:Spaced en dash space Template:Dts)
9	Pankaj Mithal	File:Justice Pankaj Mithal.jpg				Judge of Allahabad HC (2006Template:Spaced en dash space2021)
10	Sanjay Karol	File:Justice Sanjay Karol.jpg		37th CJI Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan	43rd CJ of Patna HC (Template:Dts Template:Spaced en dash space Template:Dts)	4th CJ of Tripura HC (Template:Dts Template:Spaced en dash space Template:Dts)
						Judge of Himachal Pradesh HC (2007Template:Spaced en dash space2018)
						Advocate General of Himachal Pradesh (1998Template:Spaced en dash space2003)
11	Puligoru Venkata Sanjay Kumar	File:Justice P. V. Sanjay Kumar.jpg			6th CJ of Manipur HC (Template:Dts Template:Spaced en dash space Template:Dts)	Judge of Punjab & Haryana HC (2019Template:Spaced en dash space2021)
11	Puligoru Venkata Sanjay Kumar	File:Justice P. V. Sanjay Kumar.jpg				Judge of Telangana HC (2008Template:Spaced en dash space2019)
12	Ahsanuddin Amanullah	File:Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah.jpg		38th CJI Sarosh Homi Kapadia	Judge of Patna HC Template:Dts Template:Spaced en dash space Template:Dts and Template:Dts Template:Spaced en dash space Template:Dts	Judge of Andhra Pradesh HC Template:Dts Template:Spaced en dash space Template:Dts
13	Manoj Misra	File:Justice Manoj Misra.jpg		38th CJI Sarosh Homi Kapadia	Judge of Allahabad HC (Template:Dts Template:Spaced en dash space Template:Dts)
14	Rajesh Bindal	File:Justice Rajesh Bindal.jpg		36th CJI Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal	49th CJ of Allahabad HC (Template:Dts Template:Spaced en dash space Template:Dts)	Judge of Calcutta HC (2021)
						Judge of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh HC (2018Template:Spaced en dash space2021)
						Judge of Punjab & Haryana HC (2006Template:Spaced en dash space2018)
15	Aravind Kumar	File:Justice Aravind Kumar.jpg		37th CJI Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan	26th CJ of Gujarat HC (Template:Dts Template:Spaced en dash space Template:Dts)	Judge of Karnataka HC (2009Template:Spaced en dash space2021)
16	Prashant Kumar Mishra	File:Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra.jpg			3rd CJ of Andhra Pradesh HC (Template:Dts Template:Spaced en dash space Template:Dts)	Judge of Chhattisgarh HC (2009Template:Spaced en dash space2021)
16	Prashant Kumar Mishra	File:Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra.jpg				Advocate General of Chhattisgarh (2007Template:Spaced en dash space2009)
17	Kalpathy Venkataraman Viswanathan	File:Justice K. V. Viswanathan.jpg		N/A	--	Additional Solicitor General of India (2013Template:Spaced en dash space2014)
18	Ujjal Bhuyan	File:Justice Ujjal Bhuyan.jpg		38th CJI Sarosh Homi Kapadia	5th CJ of Telangana HC (Template:Dts Template:Spaced en dash space Template:Dts)	Judge of Telangana HC (2021Template:Spaced en dash space2022)
						Judge of Bombay HC (2019Template:Spaced en dash space2021)
						Judge of Gauhati HC (2011Template:Spaced en dash space2019)
19	Sarasa Venkatanarayana Bhatti	File:Justice S. V. Bhatti.jpg		39th CJI Altamas Kabir	37th CJ of Kerala HC (Template:Dts Template:Spaced en dash space Template:Dts)	Judge of Kerala HC (2019Template:Spaced en dash space2023)
19	Sarasa Venkatanarayana Bhatti	File:Justice S. V. Bhatti.jpg		39th CJI Altamas Kabir		Judge of Andhra Pradesh HC (2013Template:Spaced en dash space2019)
20	Satish Chandra Sharma	File:Justice Satish Chandra Sharma.jpg		37th CJI Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan	32nd CJ of Delhi HC (Template:Dts Template:Spaced en dash space Template:Dts)	4th CJ of Telangana HC (Template:Dts Template:Spaced en dash space Template:Dts)
						Judge of Karnataka HC (2021)
						Judge of Madhya Pradesh HC (2008Template:Spaced en dash space2021)
21	Augustine George Masih	File:Justice Augustine George Masih.jpg			41st CJ of Rajasthan HC (Template:Dts Template:Spaced en dash space Template:Dts)	Judge of Punjab & Haryana HC (2008Template:Spaced en dash space2023)
22	Sandeep Mehta	File:Justice Sandeep Mehta.jpg		38th CJI Sarosh Homi Kapadia	41st CJ of Gauhati HC (Template:Dts Template:Spaced en dash space Template:Dts)	Judge of Rajasthan HC (2011Template:Spaced en dash space2023)
23	Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale	File:Justice P. B. Varale.jpg		37th CJI Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan	32nd CJ of Karnataka HC (Template:Dts Template:Spaced en dash space Template:Dts)	Judge of Bombay HC (2008Template:Spaced en dash space2022)
24	Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh	File:Justice N. Kotiswar Singh.jpg		38th CJI Sarosh Homi Kapadia	36th CJ of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh HC(Template:Dts Template:Spaced en dash space Template:Dts)	Judge of Gauhati HC (2011Template:Spaced en dash space2013) Also from (Template:Dts Template:Spaced en dash space Template:Dts)
						Judge of Manipur HC (2013Template:Spaced en dash space2018)
						Advocate General of Manipur (2007Template:Spaced en dash space2011)
25	R. Mahadevan	File:Justice R. Mahadevan.jpg		40th CJI Palanisamy Sathasivam	Acting CJ of Madras HC (Template:Dts Template:Spaced en dash space Template:Dts)	Judge of Madras HC (2013Template:Spaced en dash space2024)
26	Manmohan	File:Justice Manmohan.jpg	51st CJI Sanjiv Khanna	37th CJI Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan	33rd CJ of Delhi HC (Template:Dts Template:Spaced en dash space Template:Dts)	Judge of Delhi HC (2008Template:Spaced en dash space2024)
27	Krishnan Vinod Chandran	File:Justice K. V. Chandran.jpg		38th CJI Sarosh Homi Kapadia	44th CJ of Patna HC (Template:Dts Template:Spaced en dash space Template:Dts)	Judge of Kerala HC (2011Template:Spaced en dash space2023)
28	Joymalya Bagchi	File:Justice Joymalya Bagchi.jpg			Judge of Calcutta HC (Template:Dts Template:Spaced en dash space Template:Dts) Also from (Template:Dts Template:Spaced en dash space Template:Dts)	Judge of Andhra Pradesh HC (2021)
29	Nilay Vipinchandra Anjaria	File:Nilay Anjaria.jpg	52nd CJI Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai		34th CJ of Karnataka HC (Template:Dts Template:Spaced en dash space Template:Dts)	Judge of Gujarat HC (2011Template:Spaced en dash space2024)
30	Vijay Bishnoi	File:Justice Vijay Bishnoi.jpg		39th CJI Altamas Kabir	42nd CJ of Gauhati HC (Template:Dts Template:Spaced en dash space Template:Dts)	Judge of Rajasthan HC (2013Template:Spaced en dash space2024)
31	Atul Sharachchandra Chandurkar	File:Justice Atul Chandurkar.jpg		39th CJI Altamas Kabir	Judge of Bombay HC (Template:Dts Template:Spaced en dash space Template:Dts)
32	Alok Aradhe	File:Alok Aradhe.jpg		37th CJI Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan	48th CJ of Bombay HC (Template:Dts Template:Spaced en dash space Template:Dts)	6th CJ of Telangana HC (Template:Dts Template:Spaced en dash space Template:Dts)
						Judge of Karnataka HC (2018Template:Spaced en dash space2023)
						Judge of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh HC (2016Template:Spaced en dash space2018)
						Judge of Madhya Pradesh HC (2009Template:Spaced en dash space2016)
33	Vipul Manubhai Pancholi	File:Vipul Pancholi.jpg		41st CJI Rajendra Mal Lodha	45th CJ of Patna HC (Template:Dts Template:Spaced en dash space Template:Dts)	Judge of Patna HC (2023Template:Spaced en dash space2025)
33	Vipul Manubhai Pancholi	File:Vipul Pancholi.jpg		41st CJI Rajendra Mal Lodha		Judge of Gujarat HC (2014Template:Spaced en dash space2023)

References

↑ Hon'ble The Chief Justice of India & Hon'ble Judges. Supreme Court of India. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
↑ Supreme Court gets 9 new judges: All you need to know. The Times of India. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
↑ President Appoints 9 Judges to the Supreme Court. Supreme Court Observer. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
↑ Supreme Court Judges: For first time, 9 Supreme Court judges take oath in one go. The Times of India(31 August 2021). Retrieved 1 September 2021.
↑ CJI Gavai recommends Justice Surya Kant as next Chief Justice of India. www.newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
↑ Justice Surya Kant appointed as the 53rd Chief Justice of India. thehindu.com(2025-10-30).
↑ Justice Surya Kant sworn in as 53rd Chief Justice of India. thehindu.com(24 November 2025).

External links

List of Judges of the Supreme Court of India

Template:Sitting Judges of the Supreme Court of India Template:Judiciary of India

[List-1] Hon'ble The Chief Justice of India & Hon'ble Judges. Supreme Court of India. Retrieved 24 August 2014.

[2] Supreme Court gets 9 new judges: All you need to know. The Times of India. Retrieved 28 August 2021.

[3] President Appoints 9 Judges to the Supreme Court. Supreme Court Observer. Retrieved 2021-11-24.

[4] Supreme Court Judges: For first time, 9 Supreme Court judges take oath in one go. The Times of India(31 August 2021). Retrieved 1 September 2021.

[5] CJI Gavai recommends Justice Surya Kant as next Chief Justice of India. www.newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 2025-10-27.

[6] Justice Surya Kant appointed as the 53rd Chief Justice of India. thehindu.com(2025-10-30).

[7] Justice Surya Kant sworn in as 53rd Chief Justice of India. thehindu.com(24 November 2025).

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