The Indian judiciary consists of the Supreme Court of India, which is the highest court in the country and the constituent courts. The Supreme Court serves as the final court of appeal for all civil and criminal cases in India and consists of 33 judges headed by the Chief Justice of India. The 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 1 January 2019, following the bifurcation of the state of Andhra Pradesh. The High Courts of India manage a system of sub-ordinate courts headed by the various 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.

Chief Justice of India NameSurya KantImageDate of elevation to Supreme Court()Date of Appointment as CJI()Date of Retirement()TenureNominated ByB. R. GavaiAppointed ByDroupadi MurmuSeniority rank on the date of elevation11Date of Initial Appointment as Judge()Parent High CourtPunjab and Haryana

List of chief justices of High Courts High CourtPortrait Chief Justice Date of Appointment as Chief JusticeDate of RetirementTenureNominated as Chief Justice byAppointed ByParent High CourtAll India seniority rankDate of Initial Appointment as JudgeNominated as Judge of byRemarksRef.Allahabad High CourtArun Bhansali()()D. Y. ChandrachudDroupadi MurmuRajasthan5Since()Altamas KabirAndhra Pradesh High CourtLisa Gill()()Surya KantPunjab and Haryana29Since()P. SathasivamBombay High CourtMahesh Chandra Tripathi()()Allahabad15Since()Calcutta High CourtRavindra Vithalrao Ghuge()()Bombay12Since()Altamas KabirChhattisgarh High CourtKrushna Ram Mohapatra()()Orissa40Since()H. L. DattuDelhi High CourtNitin Wasudeo Sambre()() --Bombay21()P. SathasivamGauhati High CourtAshutosh Kumar()()B. R. GavaiPatna30Since()R. M. LodhaGujarat High CourtManash Ranjan Pathak()() --Gauhati9()Altamas KabirHimachal Pradesh High CourtGurmeet Singh Sandhawalia()()D. Y. ChandrachudPunjab and Haryana3Since()S. H. KapadiaJammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High CourtPushpendra Singh Bhati()() Surya KantRajasthan70Since()T. S. ThakurJharkhand High CourtMahesh Sharadchandra Sonak()()Bombay11Since()Altamas KabirKarnataka High CourtVibhu Bakhru()()B. R. GavaiDelhi7Since()Kerala High CourtSoumen Sen()Date of appointment in current HC()()Tenure in current HCB. R. GavaiNominated in current HCSurya KantCalcutta2Since()S. H. Kapadia14th CJ of Meghalaya()Madhya Pradesh High CourtAlpesh Yeshvant Kogje()() Surya KantGujarat42Since()T. S. ThakurMadras High CourtSushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari()()Madhya Pradesh45Since()Manipur High CourtM. Sundar()()B. R. GavaiMadras54Since()Meghalaya High CourtRevati Prashant Mohite Dere()()Surya KantBombay10Since()Altamas KabirOrissa High CourtHarish Tandon()()Sanjiv KhannaCalcutta1Since()K. G. BalakrishnanPatna High CourtValluri Kameswar Rao()() Surya KantDelhi8Since()Altamas KabirPunjab & Haryana High CourtAshwani Kumar Mishra()()Allahabad27Since()P. SathasivamRajasthan High CourtSanjay Kumar Agrawal()()Chhattisgarh13Since()Sikkim High CourtMuhamed Mustaque Ayumantakath()()Kerala24Since()Telangana High CourtPuthichira Sam Koshy()() --Chhattisgarh14()Tripura High CourtMamidanna Satyaratna Ramachandra Rao()Date of appointment in current HC()()Tenure in current HCD. Y. ChandrachudNominated in current HCB. R. GavaiTelangana4Since()S. H. Kapadia28th CJ of Himachal Pradesh() and16th CJ of Jharkhand()Uttarakhand High CourtManoj Kumar Gupta()()Surya KantAllahabad6Since()Altamas Kabir Key Acting Chief Justice

Dates of Changes in Seniority Rank (S.R.):

- Retirement of M. M. Shrivastava (CJ of Madras) on (S.R. 1)

- Retirement of Sujoy Paul (CJ of Calcutta) on (S.R. 3)

- Elevation of Sunita Agarwal (CJ of Gujarat) to Supreme Court of India on (S.R. 4)

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 List of former acting chief justices of the high courts of India

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