List of all Chief Justices of India (1950-2024)

The Chief Justice of India is the head of the country’s judiciary and plays a vital role in upholding the Constitution and ensuring justice for all citizens.

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Each Chief Justice brought with him his or her own unique perspective and judicial philosophy, shaping the direction of the Indian legal system during their tenure.

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Since the establishment of the Supreme Court of India on January 26, 1950, 50 judges have served as the Chief Justice of India. Justice DY Chandrachud is the 50th Chief Justice of India.

The Chief Justice of India is appointed by the President of India and serves until the age of 65. Generally, the most senior judge of the Supreme Court of India is appointed as the Chief Justice of India.

The constitution and jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of India are detailed in Articles 124 to 147 of the Constitution of India.

List of all Chief Justices of India

Below is the list of Chief Justices of India from 1950 to present. The list includes:

No.	Name	Appointment date	Served till now
50.	His Excellency DY Chandrachud	September 11, 2022	10/11/2024
49.	Lord Lalit	27/08/2022	August 11, 2022
48.	His Excellency Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana	April 24, 2021	August 26, 2022
47.	His Excellency Sharad Arvind Bobde	November 18, 2019	April 23, 2021
46.	His Excellency Ranjan Gogoi	March 10, 2018	November 17, 2019
45.	Hon Justice Deepak Mishra	August 28, 2017	February 10, 2018
44.	His Excellency Jagdish Singh Kehar	April 1, 2017	27/08/2017
43.	Lord TS Thakur	March 12, 2015	March 1, 2017
42.	Hon Justice HL Dattu	September 28, 2014	February 12, 2015
41.	Honorable Justice RM Lodha	27/04/2014	27/09/2014
40.	Honorable Justice P. Sathasivam	July 19, 2013	April 26, 2014
39.	His Excellency Judge Altamas Kabir	September 29, 2012	July 18, 2013
38.	Honorable Justice SH Kapadia	12/05/2010	September 28, 2012
37.	Honorable Justice KG Balakrishnan	January 14, 2007	12/05/2010
36.	Hon’ble Justice YK Sabharwal	January 11, 2005	13/01/2007
35.	See more : Optical Illusion: If you have Eagle Eyes find the Word Face among Pace in 20 Secs Hon Justice RC Lahoti	January 6, 2004	October 31, 2005
34.	Honorable Justice S. Rajendra Babu	February 5, 2004	May 31, 2004
33.	Hon Justice VN Khare	December 19, 2002	January 5, 2004
32.	Hon Justice GB Pattanaik	August 11, 2002	December 18, 2002
31.	Hon’ble Justice BN Kirpal	June 5, 2002	July 11, 2002
30.	Honorable Justice SP Bharucha	January 11, 2001	May 5, 2002
29.	Dear Dr. Justice Anand	October 10, 1998	October 31, 2001
28.	Honorable Justice MM Punchhi	January 18, 1998	September 10, 1998
27.	Hon Justice JS Verma	March 25, 1997	January 17, 1998
26.	Honorable Justice AM Ahmadi	October 25, 1994	March 24, 1997
25.	Hon’ble Justice MN Venkatachaliah	February 12, 1993	October 24, 1994
twenty four.	Hon’ble Justice LM Sharma	November 18, 1992	November 2, 1993
twenty three.	Honorable Justice MH Kania	December 13, 1991	November 17, 1992
twenty two.	Hon’ble Justice KN Singh	November 25, 1991	December 12, 1991
twenty one.	Hon Justice Ranganath Misra	September 25, 1990	November 24, 1991
20.	Hon Justice Sabyasachi Mukherjee	December 18, 1989	September 25, 1990
19.	Hon Justice ES Venkataramiah	June 19, 1989	December 17, 1989
18.	Hon Justice RS Pathak	December 21, 1986	June 18, 1989
17.	See more : Jewar Airport: Opening Date, Budget, Location and Other Updates on Noida International Airport Hon’ble Justice PN Bhagwati	December 7, 1985	December 20, 1986
16.	Hon’ble Justice YV Chandrachud	February 22, 1978	November 7, 1985
15.	Honorable Justice M. Hameedullah Beg	29/01/1977	February 21, 1978
14.	The Honorable Judge Ann Ray	April 26, 1973	January 28, 1977
13.	Honorable Justice SM Sikri	January 22, 1971	April 25, 1973
12.	Honorable Justice JC Shah	December 17, 1970	21/01/1971
11.	Hon Justice M. Hidayatullah	February 25, 1968	December 16, 1970
10.	Hon Justice KN Wanchoo	December 4, 1967	February 24, 1968
9.	Hon Justice K. Subba Rao	June 30, 1966	November 4, 1967
8.	Honorable Justice AK Sarkar	March 16, 1966	June 29, 1966
7.	Hon’ble Justice PB Gajendragadkar	January 2, 1964	March 15, 1966
6.	Your Honour, Justice Bhuvneshwar Prasad Sinha	January 10, 1959	January 31, 1964
5.	Hon Justice Sudhi Ranjan Das	January 2, 1956	September 30, 1959
4.	Honorable Justice Bijan Kumar Mukherjea	December 23, 1954	January 31, 1956
3.	His Excellency Justice Meer Chand Mahajan	April 1, 1954	December 22, 1954
2.	Honorable Justice M. Patanjali Sastri	July 11, 1951	March 1, 1954
1.	Honorable Justice Harilal Jackie Sundarth Kaniya	January 26, 1950	June 11, 1951

Source: Supreme Court of India

The Federal Court of India was established on October 1, 1937. The first Chief Justice of India was Sir Maurice Gwyer (October 1, 1937 to April 25, 1943). The Federal Court of India functioned from 1937 to 1950. Justice Harilal Jekisundas Kania is the first Indian-origin Chief Justice of India.

Justice YV Chandrachud was the longest-serving Chief Justice (February 1978 to July 1985) with a tenure of 2696 days, while Kamal Narain Singh was the shortest-serving Chief Justice (November 21, 1991 to December 1991 12th), only 17 days.

Here is the complete list of Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of India. This list is very important for the upcoming government exams and competitive exams in India.

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