SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CHIEF JUSTICES
1. Harilal Jekisundas Kania
(3 Nov 1890 – 6 Nov 1951)
26
Jan
1950- 6
Nov
1951 (1 y, 284 days)
Bombay High Court
Appointed by: Rajendra Prasad
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2. Mandakolathur Patanjali Sastri
(4 Jan 1889–16 Mar 1963)
7 Nov 1951- 3 Jan1954 (2 y, 57 days)
Madras High Court
Appointed by: Rajendra Prasad
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3. Mehr Chand Mahajan
(23 Dec 1889 – 05 Apr 1967)
4 Jan 1954 - 22 Dec 1954 (352 days)
Lahore High Court
Appointed by: Rajendra Prasad
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4. Bijan Kumar Mukherjea
(15 Aug 1891 – 22 Feb 1956)
23 Dec 1954 - 31 Jan1956 (1y, 39 days)
Calcutta High Court
Appointed by: Rajendra Prasad
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5. Sudhi Ranjan Das
(1 Oct 1894 – 18 Sept 1977)
1 Feb 1956 - 30 Sep 1959 (3 y, 241 days) Calcutta High Court
Appointed by: Rajendra Prasad
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6. Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha
(1 Feb 1899 – 12 Nov 1986)
1 Oct 1959 - 31 Jan 1964 (4 y, 122 days)
Patna High Court
Appointed by: Rajendra Prasad
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7. Pralhad Balacharya Gajendragadkar
(16 Mar 1901 – 12 Jun 1981)
1 Feb 1964 - 15 Mar 1966 (2 y, 42days)
Bombay High Court
Appointed by: Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Awards: Padma Vibhushan
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8. Amal Kumar Sarkar
(29 Jun 1901 – 18 Dec 2001)
16 Mar 1966 - 29 June 1966 (105 days)
Calcutta High Court
Appointed by: Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
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9. Koka Subba Rao
(15 July 1902 – 06 May 1976)
30 Jun 1966 - 11 Apr 1967 (285 days)
Madras High Court
Appointed by: Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
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10. Kailas Nath Wanchoo
(1903–1988)
12 Apr 1967 - 24 Feb 1968 (318 days)
Allahabad High Court
Appointed by: Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
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11. Mohammad Hidayatullah
(1905–1992)
25 Feb1968 - 16 Dec 1970 (2y, 294 days) Bombay High Court
Appointed by: Zakir Husain
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12. Jayantilal Chhotalal Shah
(1906–1991)
17 Dec 1970 - 21 Jan 1971 (35 days)
Bombay High Court
Appointed by: V. V. Giri
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13. Sarv Mittra Sikri
(1908 – 1992)
22 Jan 1971 - 25 Apr 1973 (2y, 93 days)
Lahore High Court
Appointed by: V. V. Giri
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14. Ajit Nath Ray
(1912–2009)
26 Apr 1973 - 27 Jan 1977 (3y, 276 days) Calcutta High Court
Appointed by: V. V. Giri
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15. Mirza Hameedullah Beg
(1913–1988)
29 Jan 1977 - 21 Feb 1978 (1y, 24 days)
Allahabad High Court
Appointed by: Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
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16. Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud
(1920 – 2008)
22 Feb 1978 - 11 Jul 1985 (7y, 139 days)
Bombay High Court
Appointed by: Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
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17. Prafullachandra Natwarlal Bhagwati
(1921–2017)
12 Jul 1985 - 20 Dec 1986 (1y, 161days)
Parent court: Gujarat High Court
Appointed by: Zail Singh
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18. Raghunandan Swarup Pathak
(1924–2007)
21 Dec 1986 - 18 Jun 1989 (2 y, 209 days)
Allahabad High Court
Appointed by: Zail Singh
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19. E. S. Venkataramiah
(1924–1997)
19 Jun 1989 - 17 Dec 1989 (181 days)
Karnataka High Court
Appointed by: Ramaswamy Venkataraman
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20. Sabyasachi Mukharji
(1927–1990)
18 Dec 1989 - 25 Sep 1990 (281 days)
Calcutta High Court
Appointed by: Ramaswamy Venkataraman
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21. Ranganath Misra
(1926–2012)
26 Sep 1990 - 24 Nov 1991 (1 y, 59 days)
Orissa High Court
Appointed by: Ramaswamy Venkataraman
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22. Kamal Narain Singh
(1926–)
25 Nov 1991 - 12 Dec 1991 (17 days)
Allahabad High Court
Appointed by: Ramaswamy Venkataraman
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23. Madhukar Hiralal Kania
(1927–2016)
13 Dec 1991 - 17 Nov 1992 (340 days)
Bombay High Court
Appointed by: Ramaswamy Venkataraman
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24. Lalit Mohan Sharma
(1928–2008)
18 Nov 1992 - 11 Feb 1993 (85 days)
Patna High Court
Appointed by: Shankar Dayal Sharma
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25. M. N. Rao Venkatachaliah
(1929–)
12 Feb 1993 - 24 Oct 1994 (1 y, 254 days)
Karnataka High Court
Appointed by: Shankar Dayal Sharma
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26. Aziz Mushabber Ahmadi
(1932–)
25 Oct 1994 - 24 Mar 1997 (2 y, 150 days)
Gujarat High Court
Appointed by: Shankar Dayal Sharma
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27. Jagdish Sharan Verma
(1933–2013)
25 Mar 1997 - 17 Jan 1998 (298 days)
Madhya Pradesh High Court
Appointed by: Shankar Dayal Sharma
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28. Madan Mohan Punchhi
(1933–2015)
18 Jan 1998 - 9 October 1998 (264 days)
Punjab and Haryana High Court
Appointed by: K. R. Narayanan
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29. Adarsh Sein Anand
(1936–2017)
10 Oct 1998 - 31 Oct 2001 (3 y, 21 days)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court
Appointed by: K. R. Narayanan
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30. Sam Piroj Bharucha
(1937–)
1 Nov 2001 - 5 May 2002 (185 days)
Bombay High Court
Appointed by: K. R. Narayanan
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31. Bhupinder Nath Kirpal
(1937–)
6 May 2002 - 7 November 2002 (185 days)
Delhi High Court
Appointed by: K. R. Narayanan
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32. Gopal Ballav Pattanaik
(1937 –)
8 Nov 2002 - 18 Dec 2002 (40 days)
Orissa High Court
Appointed by: A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
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33. Vishweshwar Nath Khare
(1939–)
19 Dec 2002 - 1 May 2004 (1 y, 134 days)
Allahabad High Court
Appointed by: A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
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34. S. Rajendra Babu
(1939–)
2 May 2004 - 31 May 2004 (29 days)
Karnataka High Court
Appointed by: A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
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35. Ramesh Chandra Lahoti
(1940–)
1 Jun 2004 - 31 Oct 2005 (1 y, 152 days) Madhya Pradesh High Court
Appointed by: A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
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36. Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal
(1942–2015)
1 Nov 2005 13 Jan 2007 (1 y, 73 days)
Delhi High Court
Appointed by: A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
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37. K. G. Balakrishnan
(1945–)
14 Jan 2007 - 12 May 2010 (3 y, 118 days) Kerala High Court
Appointed by: A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
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38. Sarosh Homi Kapadia
(1947–2016)
12 May 2010 - 28 Sep 2012 (2y, 139 days) Bombay High Court
Appointed by; Pratibha Patil
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39. Altamas Kabir
(1948–2017)
29 Sept 2012 - 18 July 2013 (292 days)
Calcutta High Court
Appointed by: Pranab Mukherjee
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40. P. Sathasivam
(1949–)
19 July 2013 26 April 2014 (281 days)
Madras High Court
Appointed by: Pranab Mukherjee
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41. Rajendra Mal Lodha
(1949–)
27 April 2014 - 27 Sep 2014 (153 days) Rajasthan High Court
Appointed by: Pranab Mukherjee
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42. Handyala Lakshminarayanaswamy Dattu
(1950–)
28 Sep 2014 - 2 Dec 2015 (1 y, 65 days) Karnataka High Court
Appointed by: Pranab Mukherjee
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43. Tirath Singh Thakur
(1952–)
3 Dec 2015 - 3 Jan 2017 (1 y, 31 days)
Jammu and Kashmir High Court
Appointed by: Pranab Mukherjee
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44. Jagdish Singh Khehar
(1952–)
4 Jan 2017 - 27 Aug 2017 (235 days)
Punjab and Haryana High Court
Appointed by: Pranab Mukherjee
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45. Dipak Misra
(1953–)
28 Aug 2017 - 2 Oct 2018 (1 y, 35 days)
Orissa High Court
Appointed by: Ram Nath Kovind
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46. Ranjan Gogoi
(1954–)
3 Oct 2018 - 17 Nov 2019 (1y, 45 days)
Guwahati High Court
Appointed by: Ram Nath Kovind
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47. Sharad Arvind Bobde
(1956–)
18 Nov 2019 - 23 Apr 2021 (1 y, 156 days)
Bombay High Court
Appointed by: Ram Nath Kovind
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48. Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana
(1957–)
24 Apr 2021 - 26 Aug 22 (1 y,124 days)
Andhra Pradesh High Court
Appointed by: Ram Nath Kovind
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49. Uday Umesh Lalith
(09 Nov 1957- )
27 Aug 2022 - 08 Nov 2022 (74 days)
Bar council of India
Appointed by: Droupadi Murmu
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50. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
09 Nov 2022 - 10 Nov 2024 (2years 1day)
Bombay
Appointed by: Droupadi Murmu
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51. Sanjiv Khanna
(14 May 1960- )
11-Nov-2024 - 14-May-2025 (183 days)
Parent High court: Delhi
Appointed by: Droupadi Murmu
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52. Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai
(24-11-1960- )
14-May-2025 - 23-Nov-2025 (193 days)
Parent High court: Bombay
Appointed by: Droupadi Murmu
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53. Surya Kant
(10-02-1962 - )
24-Nov-2025 - 9-Feb-2027 ( days)
Perent High court: Punjab and Haryana
Appointed by: Droupadi Murmu
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