List of Chief Justices of India
The Chief Justice of India is the highest ranking judge in the Supreme Court of India. Let us have a look on the list of Chief Justices of India.
| Name |
Date of Appointment as Supreme Court Judge |
Date of Appointment as Chief Justice of India |
Held Office Till |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Harilal Jekisundas Kania |
26/01/1950 |
26/01/1950 |
06/11/1951 |
| 2. Hon’ble Mr. Justice M. Patanjali Sastri |
26/01/1950 |
07/11/1951 |
03/01/1954 |
| 3. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Mehr Chand Mahajan |
26/01/1950 |
04/01/1954 |
22/12/1954 |
| 4. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Bijan Kumar Mukherjea |
26/01/1950 |
23/12/1954 |
31/01/1956 |
| 5. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sudhi Ranjan Das |
26/01/1950 |
01/02/1956 |
30/09/1959 |
| 6. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Bhuvneshwar Prasad Sinha |
03/12/1954 |
01/10/1959 |
31/01/1964 |
| 7. Hon’ble Mr. Justice P.B. Gajendragadkar |
17/01/1957 |
01/02/1964 |
15/03/1966 |
| 8. Hon’ble Mr. Justice A.K. Sarkar |
04/03/1957 |
16/03/1966 |
29/06/1966 |
| 9. Hon’ble Mr. Justice K. Subba Rao |
31/01/1958 |
30/06/1966 |
11/04/1967 |
| 10. Hon’ble Mr. Justice K.N. Wanchoo |
11/08/1958 |
12/04/1967 |
24/02/1968 |
| 11. Hon’ble Mr. Justice M. Hidayatullah |
01/12/1958 |
25/02/1968 |
16/12/1970 |
| 12. Hon’ble Mr. Justice J.C. Shah |
12/10/1959 |
17/12/1970 |
21/01/1971 |
| 13. Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.M. Sikri |
03/02/1964 |
22/01/1971 |
25/04/1973 |
| 14. Hon’ble Mr. Justice A.N. Ray |
01/08/1969 |
26/04/1973 |
28/01/1977 |
| 15. Hon’ble Mr. Justice M. Hameedullah Beg |
10/12/1971 |
29/01/1977 |
21/02/1978 |
| 16. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Y.V. Chandrachud |
28/08/1972 |
22/02/1978 |
11/07/1985 |
| 17. Hon’ble Mr. Justice P.N. Bhagwati |
17/07/1973 |
12/07/1985 |
20/12/1986 |
| 18. Hon’ble Mr. Justice R.S. Pathak |
20/02/1978 |
21/12/1986 |
18/06/1989 |
| 19. Hon’ble Mr. Justice E.S. Venkataramiah |
08/03/1979 |
19/06/1989 |
17/12/1989 |
| 20. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sabyasachi Mukherjee |
15/03/1983 |
18/12/1989 |
25/09/1990 |
| 21. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ranganath Misra |
15/03/1983 |
25/09/1990 |
24/11/1991 |
| 22. Hon’ble Mr. Justice K.N. Singh |
10/03/1986 |
25/11/1991 |
12/12/1991 |
| 23. Hon’ble Mr. Justice M.H. Kania |
01/05/1987 |
13/12/1991 |
17/11/1992 |
| 24. Hon’ble Mr. Justice L.M. Sharma |
05/10/1987 |
18/11/1992 |
11/02/1993 |
| 25. Hon’ble Mr. Justice M.N. Venkatachaliah |
05/10/1987 |
12/02/1993 |
24/10/1994 |
| 26. Hon’ble Mr. Justice A.M. Ahmadi |
14/12/1988 |
25/10/1994 |
24/03/1997 |
| 27. Hon’ble Mr. Justice J.S. Verma |
03/06/1989 |
25/03/1997 |
17/01/1998 |
| 28. Hon’ble Mr. Justice M.M. Punchhi |
06/10/1989 |
18/01/1998 |
09/10/1998 |
| 29. Hon’ble Dr. Justice A.S. Anand |
18/11/1991 |
10/10/1998 |
31/10/2001 |
| 30. Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.P. Bharucha |
01/07/1992 |
01/11/2001 |
05/05/2002 |
| 31. Hon’ble Mr. Justice B.N. Kirpal |
11/09/1995 |
06/05/2002 |
07/11/2002 |
| 32. Hon’ble Mr. Justice G.B. Pattanaik |
11/09/1995 |
08/11/2002 |
18/12/2002 |
| 33. Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.N. Khare |
21/03/1997 |
19/12/2002 |
01/05/2004 |
| 34. Hon’ble Mr. Justice S. Rajendra Babu |
25/09/1997 |
02/05/2004 |
31/05/2004 |
| 35. Hon’ble Mr. Justice R.C. Lahoti |
09/12/1998 |
01/06/2004 |
31/10/2005 |
| 36. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Y.K. Sabharwal |
28/01/2000 |
01/11/2005 |
13/01/2007 |
| 37. Hon'ble Mr. Justice K.G. Balakrishnan |
08/06/2000 |
14/01/2007 |
11/05/2010 |
| 38. Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.H. Kapadia |
18/12/2003 |
12/05/2010 |
28/09/2012 |
| 39. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Altamas Kabir |
09/09/2005 |
29/09/2012 |
18/07/2013 |
| 40. Hon’ble Mr. Justise P. Sathasivam |
21/08/2007 |
19/07/2013 |
Incumbent |