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data-language-local-name="Assamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>অসমীয়া</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8_%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF" title="ভারতের প্রধান বিচারপতি – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="ভারতের প্রধান বিচারপতি" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberster_Richter_Indiens" title="Oberster Richter Indiens – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Oberster Richter Indiens" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3_%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF%DA%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1%DB%8C_%D9%87%D9%86%D8%AF" title="رئیس دادگستری هند – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="رئیس دادگستری هند" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%96%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF_%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B6_(%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4)" title="मुख्य न्यायधीश (भारत) – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="मुख्य न्यायधीश (भारत)" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketua_Mahkamah_Agung_India" title="Ketua Mahkamah Agung India – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Ketua Mahkamah Agung India" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%AD%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%A4%E0%B2%A6_%E0%B2%AE%E0%B3%81%E0%B2%96%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%AF_%E0%B2%A8%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%AF%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%AF%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%A7%E0%B3%80%E0%B2%B6%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%81" title="ಭಾರತದ ಮುಖ್ಯ ನ್ಯಾಯಾಧೀಶರು – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಭಾರತದ ಮುಖ್ಯ ನ್ಯಾಯಾಧೀಶರು" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mai mw-list-item"><a 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class="mw-default-size mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Chief_Justice_Sanjiv_Khanna.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Chief_Justice_Sanjiv_Khanna.jpg/220px-Chief_Justice_Sanjiv_Khanna.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="275" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Chief_Justice_Sanjiv_Khanna.jpg/330px-Chief_Justice_Sanjiv_Khanna.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Chief_Justice_Sanjiv_Khanna.jpg/440px-Chief_Justice_Sanjiv_Khanna.jpg 2x" data-file-width="619" data-file-height="774" /></a></span></div><div style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Incumbent<br /><a href="/wiki/Sanjiv_Khanna" title="Sanjiv Khanna">Sanjiv Khanna</a><br /></div>since 11 November 2024</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_India" title="Supreme Court of India">Supreme Court</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chief_Justice" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Justice">Chief Justice</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Status</th><td class="infobox-data">Presiding Judge of <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_India" title="Supreme Court of India">Supreme Court of India</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Abbreviation</th><td class="infobox-data">CJI</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Official_residence" title="Official residence">Residence</a></th><td class="infobox-data">5, Krishna Menon Marg, Sunehri Bagh, <a href="/wiki/New_Delhi" title="New Delhi">New Delhi</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Seat_(legal_entity)" title="Seat (legal entity)">Seat</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_India" title="Supreme Court of India">Supreme Court of India</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Delhi" title="New Delhi">New Delhi</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nominator</th><td class="infobox-data">Outgoing Chief Justice of India, generally on the basis of Seniority</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Appointer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/President_of_India" title="President of India">President of India</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Term_of_office" title="Term of office">Term length</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Until the age of 65<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Constituting instrument</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_India" title="Constitution of India">Constitution of India</a> (under Article 124)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">26 January 1950<span class="noprint">; 75 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1950-01-26</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First holder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/H._J._Kania" title="H. J. Kania">H. J. Kania</a> (1950–1951)<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Succession</th><td class="infobox-data">6th <span style="font-size:85%;">(on the <a href="/wiki/Indian_order_of_precedence" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian order of precedence">Indian order of precedence</a>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Salary</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>280,000</span> (US$3,200) (per month)<sup id="cite_ref-salary_hike_for_judges_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-salary_hike_for_judges-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" 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href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Law_and_Justice_(India)" title="Ministry of Law and Justice (India)">Ministry of Law and Justice</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Law_and_Justice_(India)#Department_of_Legal_Affairs" title="Ministry of Law and Justice (India)">Department of Legal Affairs</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Law_and_Justice_(India)#Legislative_Department" title="Ministry of Law and Justice (India)">Legislative Department</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Law_and_Justice_(India)#Department_of_Justice" title="Ministry of Law and Justice (India)">Department of Justice</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Law_Commission_of_India" title="Law Commission of India">Law Commission of India</a></dd></dl></dd></dl></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Civil courts</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left"> 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India">Attorney General of India</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Solicitor_General_of_India" title="Solicitor General of India">Solicitor General of India</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Additional_Solicitor_General_of_India" title="Additional Solicitor General of India">Additional solicitors general</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Advocate_general_(India)" title="Advocate general (India)">Advocates general</a></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Legal education</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Legal_education_in_India" title="Legal education in India">Legal education in India</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Autonomous_law_schools_in_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Autonomous law schools in India">Autonomous law schools in India</a></dd> <dd><a 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.navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Courts_of_India" title="Template:Courts of India"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Courts_of_India" title="Template talk:Courts of India"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Courts_of_India" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Courts of India"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>chief justice of India (CJI)</b> (<a href="/wiki/ISO_15919" title="ISO 15919">ISO</a>: <span title="International Alphabet of Sanskrit transliteration"><i lang="hi-Latn">Bhārata kē Mukhya Nyāyādhīśa</i></span>) is the <a href="/wiki/Chief_justice" title="Chief justice">chief judge</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_India" title="Supreme Court of India">Supreme Court of India</a> and the highest-ranking officer of the <a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_India" title="Judiciary of India">Indian judiciary</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_India" title="Constitution of India">Constitution of India</a> grants power to the <a href="/wiki/President_of_India" title="President of India">president of India</a> to appoint, as recommended by the outgoing chief justice in consultation with other judges, (as envisaged in Article 124 (2) of the Constitution)<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the next chief justice, who will serve until they reach the age of 65 or are removed by the constitutional process of <a href="/wiki/Impeachment" title="Impeachment">impeachment</a>. </p><p>As per convention, the successor suggested by the incumbent chief justice is most often the next most senior judge of the Supreme Court. However, this convention has been broken twice. In 1973, Justice <a href="/wiki/A._N._Ray" title="A. N. Ray">A. N. Ray</a> was appointed, superseding three senior judges, and in 1977 when Justice <a href="/wiki/Mirza_Hameedullah_Beg" title="Mirza Hameedullah Beg">Mirza Hameedullah Beg</a> was appointed as Chief Justice, superseding Justice <a href="/wiki/Hans_Raj_Khanna" title="Hans Raj Khanna">Hans Raj Khanna</a>. </p><p>As head of the Supreme Court, the chief justice is responsible for the allocation of cases and appointment of constitutional benches that deal with important matters of law.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In accordance with Article 145 of the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_India" title="Constitution of India">Constitution of India</a> and the Supreme Court Rules of Procedure of 1966, the chief justice has to allocate work to the other judges who are bound to refer the matter back to them (for re-allocation) in any case where they require it to be looked into by another group of experienced judges. </p><p>On the administrative side, the chief justice carries out functions of maintenance of the roster, appointment of court officials, and general and miscellaneous matters relating to the supervision and functioning of the Supreme Court. The chief justice is de facto chancellor of <a href="/wiki/National_Law_School_of_India_University" title="National Law School of India University">National Law School of India University</a> and Visitor of <a href="/wiki/National_Law_University,_Delhi" title="National Law University, Delhi">National Law University, Delhi</a>. </p><p>The 51st and present chief justice is <a href="/wiki/Sanjiv_Khanna" title="Sanjiv Khanna">Sanjiv Khanna</a>. He was sworn in as Chief Justice on 11 November 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Appointment">Appointment</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_Justice_of_India&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Appointment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As the incumbent chief justice approaches retirement, the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Law_and_Justice_(India)" title="Ministry of Law and Justice (India)">Ministry of Law and Justice</a> seeks a recommendation from the incumbent chief justice. Consultations with other judges might also take place. The recommendation is then presented to the prime minister, who will advice the president in the matter of appointment.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Removal">Removal</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_Justice_of_India&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Removal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Article 124(4) of the Constitution of India lays down the procedure for the removal of a judge of the Supreme Court, which is applicable to chief justices as well. Once appointed, the chief justice remains in office until age 65. There is no fixed tenure provided in the constitution. <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> He can be removed only through a process of removal by <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_India" title="Parliament of India">Parliament</a> as follows: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>A Judge of the Supreme Court shall not be removed from his office except by an order of the President passed after an address by each House of Parliament supported by a majority of the total membership of that House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of that House present and voting has been presented to the President in the same session for such removal on the ground of proved misbehaviour or incapacity.</p><div class="templatequotecite">— <cite>Article 124(4), <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_India" title="Constitution of India">Constitution of India</a>, <sup id="cite_ref-Article_124,_Constitution_of_India_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Article_124,_Constitution_of_India-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></cite></div></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Acting_president">Acting president</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_Justice_of_India&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Acting president"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <i>President (Discharge of Functions) Act, 1969</i> specifies the chief justice of India shall act as the president of India in the event of the offices of both the president and the vice president being vacant.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When <a href="/wiki/Zakir_Husain_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Zakir Husain (politician)">President Zakir Hussain</a> died in office, Vice President <a href="/wiki/V._V._Giri" title="V. V. Giri">V. V. Giri</a> acted as the president. Later, V V Giri resigned as the vice president, the chief justice, Justice <a href="/wiki/Mohammad_Hidayatullah" title="Mohammad Hidayatullah">Mohammad Hidayatullah</a> became the acting president of India. As per the convention, the senior most judge of the Supreme Court become the acting chief justice. When the newly elected president took office a month later, Justice Hidayatullah reverted as the chief justice of India. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Remuneration">Remuneration</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_Justice_of_India&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Remuneration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_India" title="Constitution of India">Constitution of India</a> gives the power of deciding remuneration as well as other conditions of service of the chief justice to the <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_India" title="Parliament of India">Parliament of India</a>. Accordingly, such provisions have been laid down in <i>The Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1958</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-HC_and_SC_Judges_Salaries_and_Conditions_of_Service_Amendment_Bill_2008_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HC_and_SC_Judges_Salaries_and_Conditions_of_Service_Amendment_Bill_2008-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SC_Judges_(Salaries_and_Conditions_of_Service)_Act_1958_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SC_Judges_(Salaries_and_Conditions_of_Service)_Act_1958-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This remuneration was revised in 2006–2008 after the <a href="/wiki/Sixth_Central_Pay_Commission" title="Sixth Central Pay Commission">Sixth Central Pay Commission</a>'s recommendation.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to the Seventh pay commission, in 2016, the salary was revised.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_chief_justices_of_India">List of chief justices of India</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_Justice_of_India&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: List of chief justices of India"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Key </caption> <tbody><tr> <td>† </td> <td>Died in office </td></tr> <tr> <td>‡ </td> <td>Resigned </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th scope="col">Name<br /><small>(birth–death)</small> </th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Image </th> <th scope="col">Start of Term </th> <th scope="col">End of Term </th> <th scope="col">Length of Term </th> <th scope="col">Parent <a href="/wiki/High_courts_of_India" title="High courts of India">High Court</a> </th> <th scope="col">Appointed by<br />(<a href="/wiki/President_of_India" title="President of India">President of India</a>) </th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable"><abbr title="Reference">Ref.</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Kania, Harilal Jekisundas"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/H._J._Kania" title="H. J. Kania">Harilal Jekisundas Kania</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(1890–1951)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_H._J._Kania.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Harilal Jekisundas Kania"><img alt="Harilal Jekisundas Kania" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Justice_H._J._Kania.jpg/75px-Justice_H._J._Kania.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Justice_H._J._Kania.jpg/113px-Justice_H._J._Kania.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/Justice_H._J._Kania.jpg 2x" data-file-width="125" data-file-height="167" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001950-01-26-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">26 January 1950</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001951-11-06-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">6 November 1951</span><sup>†</sup> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002649000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 284 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bombay_High_Court" title="Bombay High Court">Bombay</a> </td> <td rowspan="6" align="center"><span data-sort-value="Prasad, Rajendra"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Rajendra_Prasad" title="Rajendra Prasad">Rajendra Prasad</a></span></span></span> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-sci-hjkania_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sci-hjkania-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Sastri, Mandakolathur Patanjali"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mandakolathur_Patanjali_Sastri" class="mw-redirect" title="Mandakolathur Patanjali Sastri">Mandakolathur Patanjali Sastri</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(1889–1963)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_M._Patanjali_Sastri.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Mandakolathur Patanjali Sastri"><img alt="Mandakolathur Patanjali Sastri" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Justice_M._Patanjali_Sastri.jpg/75px-Justice_M._Patanjali_Sastri.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="102" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Justice_M._Patanjali_Sastri.jpg/113px-Justice_M._Patanjali_Sastri.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Justice_M._Patanjali_Sastri.jpg 2x" data-file-width="123" data-file-height="167" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001951-11-07-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">7 November 1951</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001954-01-03-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">3 January 1954</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002788000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 57 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Madras_High_Court" title="Madras High Court">Madras</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">3 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Mahajan, Mehr Chand"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mehr_Chand_Mahajan" title="Mehr Chand Mahajan">Mehr Chand Mahajan</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(1889–1967)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_Mehr_Chand_Mahajan.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Mehr Chand Mahajan"><img alt="Mehr Chand Mahajan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Justice_Mehr_Chand_Mahajan.jpg/75px-Justice_Mehr_Chand_Mahajan.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Justice_Mehr_Chand_Mahajan.jpg/113px-Justice_Mehr_Chand_Mahajan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Justice_Mehr_Chand_Mahajan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="125" data-file-height="167" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001954-01-04-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">4 January 1954</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001954-12-22-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">22 December 1954</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002352000000000000♠"></span>352 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lahore_High_Court" title="Lahore High Court">Lahore</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">4 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Mukherjea, Bijan Kumar"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bijan_Kumar_Mukherjea" title="Bijan Kumar Mukherjea">Bijan Kumar Mukherjea</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(1891–1956)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_Bijan_Kumar_Mukherjea.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bijan Kumar Mukherjea"><img alt="Bijan Kumar Mukherjea" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Justice_Bijan_Kumar_Mukherjea.jpg/75px-Justice_Bijan_Kumar_Mukherjea.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Justice_Bijan_Kumar_Mukherjea.jpg/113px-Justice_Bijan_Kumar_Mukherjea.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/Justice_Bijan_Kumar_Mukherjea.jpg 2x" data-file-width="125" data-file-height="167" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001954-12-23-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">23 December 1954</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001956-01-31-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">31 January 1956</span><sup>‡</sup> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002404000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 39 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Calcutta_High_Court" title="Calcutta High Court">Calcutta</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">5 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Das, Sudhi Ranjan"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Sudhi_Ranjan_Das" title="Sudhi Ranjan Das">Sudhi Ranjan Das</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(1894–1977)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_Sudhi_Ranjan_Das.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sudhi Ranjan Das"><img alt="Sudhi Ranjan Das" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Justice_Sudhi_Ranjan_Das.jpg/75px-Justice_Sudhi_Ranjan_Das.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Justice_Sudhi_Ranjan_Das.jpg/113px-Justice_Sudhi_Ranjan_Das.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/Justice_Sudhi_Ranjan_Das.jpg 2x" data-file-width="125" data-file-height="167" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001956-02-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 February 1956</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001959-09-30-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">30 September 1959</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003133700000000000♠"></span>3 years, 241 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Calcutta_High_Court" title="Calcutta High Court">Calcutta</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">6 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Sinha, Bhuvaneshwar Prasad"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bhuvaneshwar_Prasad_Sinha" title="Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha">Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(1899–1986)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_Bhuvneshwar_Prasad_Sinha.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha"><img alt="Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Justice_Bhuvneshwar_Prasad_Sinha.jpg/75px-Justice_Bhuvneshwar_Prasad_Sinha.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Justice_Bhuvneshwar_Prasad_Sinha.jpg/113px-Justice_Bhuvneshwar_Prasad_Sinha.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Justice_Bhuvneshwar_Prasad_Sinha.jpg 2x" data-file-width="125" data-file-height="167" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001959-10-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 October 1959</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001964-01-31-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">31 January 1964</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003158300000000000♠"></span>4 years, 122 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Patna_High_Court" title="Patna High Court">Patna</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">7 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Gajendragadkar, Pralhad Balacharya"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Pralhad_Balacharya_Gajendragadkar" class="mw-redirect" title="Pralhad Balacharya Gajendragadkar">Pralhad Balacharya Gajendragadkar</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(1901–1981)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_P.B._Gajendragadkar.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Pralhad Balacharya Gajendragadkar"><img alt="Pralhad Balacharya Gajendragadkar" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Justice_P.B._Gajendragadkar.jpg/75px-Justice_P.B._Gajendragadkar.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Justice_P.B._Gajendragadkar.jpg/113px-Justice_P.B._Gajendragadkar.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/Justice_P.B._Gajendragadkar.jpg 2x" data-file-width="125" data-file-height="167" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001964-02-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 February 1964</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001966-03-15-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">15 March 1966</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002773000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 42 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bombay_High_Court" title="Bombay High Court">Bombay</a> </td> <td rowspan="4" align="center"><span data-sort-value="Radhakrishnan, Sarvepalli"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Sarvepalli_Radhakrishnan" title="Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan">Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan</a></span></span></span> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">8 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Sarkar, Amal Kumar"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Amal_Kumar_Sarkar" title="Amal Kumar Sarkar">Amal Kumar Sarkar</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(1901–2001)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_A.K._Sarkar.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Amal Kumar Sarkar"><img alt="Amal Kumar Sarkar" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Justice_A.K._Sarkar.jpg/75px-Justice_A.K._Sarkar.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Justice_A.K._Sarkar.jpg/113px-Justice_A.K._Sarkar.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/Justice_A.K._Sarkar.jpg 2x" data-file-width="125" data-file-height="167" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001966-03-16-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">16 March 1966</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001966-06-29-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">29 June 1966</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002105000000000000♠"></span>105 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Calcutta_High_Court" title="Calcutta High Court">Calcutta</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">9 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Rao, Koka Subba"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Koka_Subba_Rao" title="Koka Subba Rao">Koka Subba Rao</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(1902–1976)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_K._Subba_Rao.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Koka Subba Rao"><img alt="Koka Subba Rao" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Justice_K._Subba_Rao.jpg/75px-Justice_K._Subba_Rao.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Justice_K._Subba_Rao.jpg/113px-Justice_K._Subba_Rao.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/Justice_K._Subba_Rao.jpg 2x" data-file-width="125" data-file-height="167" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001966-06-30-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">30 June 1966</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001967-04-11-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">11 April 1967</span><sup>‡</sup> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002285000000000000♠"></span>285 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hyderabad_High_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="Hyderabad High Court">Hyderabad</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">10 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Wanchoo, Kailas Nath"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Kailas_Nath_Wanchoo" title="Kailas Nath Wanchoo">Kailas Nath Wanchoo</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(1903–1988)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_K.N._Wanchoo.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Kailas Nath Wanchoo"><img alt="Kailas Nath Wanchoo" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Justice_K.N._Wanchoo.jpg/75px-Justice_K.N._Wanchoo.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Justice_K.N._Wanchoo.jpg/113px-Justice_K.N._Wanchoo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/61/Justice_K.N._Wanchoo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="125" data-file-height="168" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001967-04-12-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">12 April 1967</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001968-02-24-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">24 February 1968</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002318000000000000♠"></span>318 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Allahabad_High_Court" title="Allahabad High Court">Allahabad</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">11 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Hidayatullah, Mohammad"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mohammad_Hidayatullah" title="Mohammad Hidayatullah">Mohammad Hidayatullah</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(1905–1992)</small><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_M._Hidayatullah.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Mohammad Hidayatullah"><img alt="Mohammad Hidayatullah" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Justice_M._Hidayatullah.jpg/75px-Justice_M._Hidayatullah.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Justice_M._Hidayatullah.jpg/113px-Justice_M._Hidayatullah.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/Justice_M._Hidayatullah.jpg 2x" data-file-width="125" data-file-height="168" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001968-02-25-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">25 February 1968</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001970-12-16-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">16 December 1970</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003102500000000000♠"></span>2 years, 294 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bombay_High_Court" title="Bombay High Court">Bombay</a> </td> <td colspan="1" align="center"><span data-sort-value="Hussain, Zakir"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Zakir_Husain_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Zakir Husain (politician)">Zakir Hussain</a></span></span></span> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">12 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Shah, Jayantilal Chhotalal"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jayantilal_Chhotalal_Shah" title="Jayantilal Chhotalal Shah">Jayantilal Chhotalal Shah</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(1906–1991)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_J.C._Shah.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Jayantilal Chhotalal Shah"><img alt="Jayantilal Chhotalal Shah" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Justice_J.C._Shah.jpg/75px-Justice_J.C._Shah.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Justice_J.C._Shah.jpg/113px-Justice_J.C._Shah.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Justice_J.C._Shah.jpg 2x" data-file-width="125" data-file-height="168" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001970-12-17-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">17 December 1970</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001971-01-21-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">21 January 1971</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001350000000000000♠"></span>35 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bombay_High_Court" title="Bombay High Court">Bombay</a> </td> <td rowspan="3" align="center"><span data-sort-value="Giri, V. V."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/V._V._Giri" title="V. V. Giri">V. V. Giri</a></span></span></span> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">13 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Sikri, Sarv Mittra"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Sarv_Mittra_Sikri" class="mw-redirect" title="Sarv Mittra Sikri">Sarv Mittra Sikri</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(1908–1992)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_S.M._Sikri.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sarv Mittra Sikri"><img alt="Sarv Mittra Sikri" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Justice_S.M._Sikri.jpg/75px-Justice_S.M._Sikri.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Justice_S.M._Sikri.jpg/113px-Justice_S.M._Sikri.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/Justice_S.M._Sikri.jpg 2x" data-file-width="125" data-file-height="167" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001971-01-22-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">22 January 1971</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001973-04-25-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">25 April 1973</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002824000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 93 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bar_Council_of_India" title="Bar Council of India">Bar Council</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">14 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Ray, Ajit Nath"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ajit_Nath_Ray" class="mw-redirect" title="Ajit Nath Ray">Ajit Nath Ray</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(1912–2009)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_A.N._Ray.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Ajit Nath Ray"><img alt="Ajit Nath Ray" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Justice_A.N._Ray.jpg/75px-Justice_A.N._Ray.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Justice_A.N._Ray.jpg/113px-Justice_A.N._Ray.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/Justice_A.N._Ray.jpg 2x" data-file-width="125" data-file-height="168" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001973-04-26-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">26 April 1973</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001977-01-28-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">28 January 1977</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003137200000000000♠"></span>3 years, 276 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Calcutta_High_Court" title="Calcutta High Court">Calcutta</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">15 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Beg, Mirza Hameedullah"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mirza_Hameedullah_Beg" title="Mirza Hameedullah Beg">Mirza Hameedullah Beg</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(1913–1988)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_M._Hameedullah_Beg.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Mirza Hameedullah Beg"><img alt="Mirza Hameedullah Beg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Justice_M._Hameedullah_Beg.jpg/75px-Justice_M._Hameedullah_Beg.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Justice_M._Hameedullah_Beg.jpg/113px-Justice_M._Hameedullah_Beg.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/Justice_M._Hameedullah_Beg.jpg 2x" data-file-width="125" data-file-height="168" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001977-01-29-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">29 January 1977</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001978-02-21-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">21 February 1978</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002389000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 24 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Allahabad_High_Court" title="Allahabad High Court">Allahabad</a> </td> <td rowspan="1" align="center"><span data-sort-value="Ahmed, Fakhruddin Ali"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Fakhruddin_Ali_Ahmed" title="Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed">Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed</a></span></span></span> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">16 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Chandrachud, Yeshwant Vishnu"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Yeshwant_Vishnu_Chandrachud" class="mw-redirect" title="Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud">Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(1920–2008)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_Y.V._Chandrachud.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud"><img alt="Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Justice_Y.V._Chandrachud.jpg/75px-Justice_Y.V._Chandrachud.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Justice_Y.V._Chandrachud.jpg/113px-Justice_Y.V._Chandrachud.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Justice_Y.V._Chandrachud.jpg 2x" data-file-width="125" data-file-height="167" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001978-02-22-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">22 February 1978</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001985-07-11-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">11 July 1985</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003269600000000000♠"></span>7 years, 139 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bombay_High_Court" title="Bombay High Court">Bombay</a> </td> <td rowspan="1" align="center"><span data-sort-value="Reddy, Neelam Sanjiva"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Neelam_Sanjiva_Reddy" title="Neelam Sanjiva Reddy">Neelam Sanjiva Reddy</a></span></span></span> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">17 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Bhagwati, Prafullachandra Natwarlal"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Prafullachandra_Natwarlal_Bhagwati" class="mw-redirect" title="Prafullachandra Natwarlal Bhagwati">Prafullachandra Natwarlal Bhagwati</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(1921–2017)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_P.N._Bhagwati.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Prafullachandra Natwarlal Bhagwati"><img alt="Prafullachandra Natwarlal Bhagwati" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Justice_P.N._Bhagwati.jpg/75px-Justice_P.N._Bhagwati.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Justice_P.N._Bhagwati.jpg/113px-Justice_P.N._Bhagwati.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/Justice_P.N._Bhagwati.jpg 2x" data-file-width="125" data-file-height="168" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001985-07-12-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">12 July 1985</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001986-12-20-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">20 December 1986</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002526000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 161 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gujarat_High_Court" title="Gujarat High Court">Gujarat</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" align="center"><span data-sort-value="Singh, Zail"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Zail_Singh" title="Zail Singh">Zail Singh</a></span></span></span> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">18 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Pathak, Raghunandan Swarup"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Raghunandan_Swarup_Pathak" title="Raghunandan Swarup Pathak">Raghunandan Swarup Pathak</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(1924–2007)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_R.S._Pathak.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Raghunandan Swarup Pathak"><img alt="Raghunandan Swarup Pathak" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Justice_R.S._Pathak.jpg/75px-Justice_R.S._Pathak.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Justice_R.S._Pathak.jpg/113px-Justice_R.S._Pathak.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Justice_R.S._Pathak.jpg 2x" data-file-width="125" data-file-height="168" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001986-12-21-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">21 December 1986</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001989-06-18-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">18 June 1989</span><sup>‡</sup> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002940000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 209 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Allahabad_High_Court" title="Allahabad High Court">Allahabad</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">19 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Venkataramiah, Engalaguppe Seetharamiah"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Engalaguppe_Seetharamiah_Venkataramiah" class="mw-redirect" title="Engalaguppe Seetharamiah Venkataramiah">Engalaguppe Seetharamiah Venkataramiah</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(1924–1997)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_E.S._Venkataramiah.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="E. S. Venkataramiah"><img alt="E. S. Venkataramiah" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Justice_E.S._Venkataramiah.jpg/75px-Justice_E.S._Venkataramiah.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Justice_E.S._Venkataramiah.jpg/113px-Justice_E.S._Venkataramiah.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/Justice_E.S._Venkataramiah.jpg 2x" data-file-width="125" data-file-height="167" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001989-06-19-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">19 June 1989</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001989-12-17-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">17 December 1989</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002181000000000000♠"></span>181 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karnataka_High_Court" title="Karnataka High Court">Karnataka</a> </td> <td rowspan="5" align="center"><span data-sort-value="Venkataraman, Ramaswamy"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ramaswamy_Venkataraman" title="Ramaswamy Venkataraman">Ramaswamy Venkataraman</a></span></span></span> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">20 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Mukharji, Sabyasachi"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Sabyasachi_Mukharji" title="Sabyasachi Mukharji">Sabyasachi Mukharji</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(1927–1990)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_Sabyasachi_Mukherjee.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sabyasachi Mukharji"><img alt="Sabyasachi Mukharji" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Justice_Sabyasachi_Mukherjee.jpg/75px-Justice_Sabyasachi_Mukherjee.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Justice_Sabyasachi_Mukherjee.jpg/113px-Justice_Sabyasachi_Mukherjee.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/Justice_Sabyasachi_Mukherjee.jpg 2x" data-file-width="123" data-file-height="164" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001989-12-18-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">18 December 1989</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001990-09-25-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">25 September 1990</span><sup>†</sup> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002281000000000000♠"></span>281 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Calcutta_High_Court" title="Calcutta High Court">Calcutta</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">21 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Misra, Ranganath"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ranganath_Misra" title="Ranganath Misra">Ranganath Misra</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(1926–2012)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_Ranganath_Misra.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Ranganath Misra"><img alt="Ranganath Misra" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Justice_Ranganath_Misra.jpg/75px-Justice_Ranganath_Misra.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Justice_Ranganath_Misra.jpg/113px-Justice_Ranganath_Misra.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Justice_Ranganath_Misra.jpg 2x" data-file-width="125" data-file-height="168" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001990-09-26-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">26 September 1990</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001991-11-24-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">24 November 1991</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002424000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 59 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Orissa_High_Court" title="Orissa High Court">Orissa</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">22 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Singh, Kamal Narain"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Kamal_Narain_Singh" title="Kamal Narain Singh">Kamal Narain Singh</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(1926–2022)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_K.N._Singh.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Kamal Narain Singh"><img alt="Kamal Narain Singh" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Justice_K.N._Singh.jpg/75px-Justice_K.N._Singh.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Justice_K.N._Singh.jpg/113px-Justice_K.N._Singh.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/Justice_K.N._Singh.jpg 2x" data-file-width="125" data-file-height="167" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001991-11-25-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">25 November 1991</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001991-12-12-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">12 December 1991</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001170000000000000♠"></span>17 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Allahabad_High_Court" title="Allahabad High Court">Allahabad</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">23 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Kania, Madhukar Hiralal"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Madhukar_Hiralal_Kania" class="mw-redirect" title="Madhukar Hiralal Kania">Madhukar Hiralal Kania</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(1927–2016)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_M.H._Kania.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Madhukar Hiralal Kania"><img alt="Madhukar Hiralal Kania" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Justice_M.H._Kania.jpg/75px-Justice_M.H._Kania.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Justice_M.H._Kania.jpg/113px-Justice_M.H._Kania.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/Justice_M.H._Kania.jpg 2x" data-file-width="125" data-file-height="168" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001991-12-13-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">13 December 1991</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001992-11-17-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">17 November 1992</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002340000000000000♠"></span>340 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bombay_High_Court" title="Bombay High Court">Bombay</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">24 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Sharma, Lalit Mohan"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Lalit_Mohan_Sharma" title="Lalit Mohan Sharma">Lalit Mohan Sharma</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(1928–2008)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_L.M._Sharma.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Lalit Mohan Sharma"><img alt="Lalit Mohan Sharma" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Justice_L.M._Sharma.jpg/75px-Justice_L.M._Sharma.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Justice_L.M._Sharma.jpg/113px-Justice_L.M._Sharma.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/Justice_L.M._Sharma.jpg 2x" data-file-width="125" data-file-height="167" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001992-11-18-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">18 November 1992</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001993-02-11-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">11 February 1993</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001850000000000000♠"></span>85 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Patna_High_Court" title="Patna High Court">Patna</a> </td> <td rowspan="4" align="center"><span data-sort-value="Sharma, Shankar Dayal"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Shankar_Dayal_Sharma" title="Shankar Dayal Sharma">Shankar Dayal Sharma</a></span></span></span> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">25 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Venkatachaliah, Manepalli Narayanarao"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Manepalli_Narayanarao_Venkatachaliah" class="mw-redirect" title="Manepalli Narayanarao Venkatachaliah">Manepalli Narayanarao Venkatachaliah</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(born 1929)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_M.N._Venkatachaliah.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="M. N. Venkatachaliah"><img alt="M. N. Venkatachaliah" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Justice_M.N._Venkatachaliah.jpg/75px-Justice_M.N._Venkatachaliah.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Justice_M.N._Venkatachaliah.jpg/113px-Justice_M.N._Venkatachaliah.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Justice_M.N._Venkatachaliah.jpg 2x" data-file-width="125" data-file-height="167" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001993-02-12-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">12 February 1993</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001994-10-24-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">24 October 1994</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002619000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 254 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karnataka_High_Court" title="Karnataka High Court">Karnataka</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">26 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Ahmadi, Aziz Mushabber"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Aziz_Mushabber_Ahmadi" title="Aziz Mushabber Ahmadi">Aziz Mushabber Ahmadi</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(1932–2023)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_A.M._Ahmadi.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Aziz Mushabber Ahmadi"><img alt="Aziz Mushabber Ahmadi" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Justice_A.M._Ahmadi.jpg/75px-Justice_A.M._Ahmadi.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Justice_A.M._Ahmadi.jpg/113px-Justice_A.M._Ahmadi.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/Justice_A.M._Ahmadi.jpg 2x" data-file-width="125" data-file-height="168" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001994-10-25-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">25 October 1994</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001997-03-24-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">24 March 1997</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002881000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 150 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gujarat_High_Court" title="Gujarat High Court">Gujarat</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">27 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Verma, Jagdish Sharan"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jagdish_Sharan_Verma" class="mw-redirect" title="Jagdish Sharan Verma">Jagdish Sharan Verma</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(1933–2013)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_J.S._Verma.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Jagdish Sharan Verma"><img alt="Jagdish Sharan Verma" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Justice_J.S._Verma.jpg/75px-Justice_J.S._Verma.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Justice_J.S._Verma.jpg/113px-Justice_J.S._Verma.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/38/Justice_J.S._Verma.jpg 2x" data-file-width="125" data-file-height="168" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001997-03-25-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">25 March 1997</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001998-01-17-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">17 January 1998</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002298000000000000♠"></span>298 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Madhya_Pradesh_High_Court" title="Madhya Pradesh High Court">Madhya Pradesh</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">28 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Punchhi, Madan Mohan"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Madan_Mohan_Punchhi" title="Madan Mohan Punchhi">Madan Mohan Punchhi</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(1933–2015)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_M.M._Punchhi.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Madan Mohan Punchhi"><img alt="Madan Mohan Punchhi" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Justice_M.M._Punchhi.jpg/75px-Justice_M.M._Punchhi.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Justice_M.M._Punchhi.jpg/113px-Justice_M.M._Punchhi.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/Justice_M.M._Punchhi.jpg 2x" data-file-width="125" data-file-height="167" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001998-01-18-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">18 January 1998</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001998-10-09-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">9 October 1998</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002264000000000000♠"></span>264 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Punjab_and_Haryana_High_Court" title="Punjab and Haryana High Court">Punjab and Haryana</a> </td> <td rowspan="4" align="center"><span data-sort-value="Narayanan, K. R."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/K._R._Narayanan" title="K. R. Narayanan">K. R. Narayanan</a></span></span></span> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">29 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Anand, Adarsh Sein"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Adarsh_Sein_Anand" title="Adarsh Sein Anand">Adarsh Sein Anand</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(1936–2017)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_A.S._Anand.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Adarsh Sein Anand"><img alt="Adarsh Sein Anand" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Justice_A.S._Anand.jpg/75px-Justice_A.S._Anand.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Justice_A.S._Anand.jpg/113px-Justice_A.S._Anand.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/Justice_A.S._Anand.jpg 2x" data-file-width="125" data-file-height="168" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001998-10-10-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">10 October 1998</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002001-10-31-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">31 October 2001</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003111700000000000♠"></span>3 years, 21 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jammu_and_Kashmir_High_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="Jammu and Kashmir High Court">Jammu and Kashmir</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">30 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Bharucha, Sam Piroj"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Sam_Piroj_Bharucha" title="Sam Piroj Bharucha">Sam Piroj Bharucha</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(born 1937)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_S.P._Bharucha.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sam Piroj Bharucha"><img alt="Sam Piroj Bharucha" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Justice_S.P._Bharucha.jpg/75px-Justice_S.P._Bharucha.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Justice_S.P._Bharucha.jpg/113px-Justice_S.P._Bharucha.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Justice_S.P._Bharucha.jpg 2x" data-file-width="125" data-file-height="167" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002001-11-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 November 2001</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002002-05-05-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">5 May 2002</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002185000000000000♠"></span>185 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bombay_High_Court" title="Bombay High Court">Bombay</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">31 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Kirpal, Bhupinder Nath"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bhupinder_Nath_Kirpal" title="Bhupinder Nath Kirpal">Bhupinder Nath Kirpal</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(born 1937)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_B.N._Kirpal.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bhupinder Nath Kirpal"><img alt="Bhupinder Nath Kirpal" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Justice_B.N._Kirpal.jpg/75px-Justice_B.N._Kirpal.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Justice_B.N._Kirpal.jpg/113px-Justice_B.N._Kirpal.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Justice_B.N._Kirpal.jpg 2x" data-file-width="125" data-file-height="167" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002002-05-06-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">6 May 2002</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002002-11-07-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">7 November 2002</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002185000000000000♠"></span>185 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Delhi_High_Court" title="Delhi High Court">Delhi</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">32 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Pattanaik, Gopal Ballav"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Gopal_Ballav_Pattanaik" title="Gopal Ballav Pattanaik">Gopal Ballav Pattanaik</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(born 1937)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_G.B._Pattanaik.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Gopal Ballav Pattanaik"><img alt="Gopal Ballav Pattanaik" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Justice_G.B._Pattanaik.jpg/75px-Justice_G.B._Pattanaik.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Justice_G.B._Pattanaik.jpg/113px-Justice_G.B._Pattanaik.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/Justice_G.B._Pattanaik.jpg 2x" data-file-width="125" data-file-height="167" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002002-11-08-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">8 November 2002</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002002-12-18-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">18 December 2002</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001400000000000000♠"></span>40 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Orissa_High_Court" title="Orissa High Court">Orissa</a> </td> <td rowspan="6" align="center"><span data-sort-value="Kalam, A. P. J. Abdul"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/A._P._J._Abdul_Kalam" title="A. P. J. Abdul Kalam">A. P. J. Abdul Kalam</a></span></span></span> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">33 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Khare, Vishweshwar Nath"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Vishweshwar_Nath_Khare" class="mw-redirect" title="Vishweshwar Nath Khare">Vishweshwar Nath Khare</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(born 1939)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_V.N._Khare.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Vishweshwar Nath Khare"><img alt="Vishweshwar Nath Khare" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Justice_V.N._Khare.jpg/75px-Justice_V.N._Khare.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Justice_V.N._Khare.jpg/113px-Justice_V.N._Khare.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/Justice_V.N._Khare.jpg 2x" data-file-width="125" data-file-height="167" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002002-12-19-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">19 December 2002</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002004-05-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 May 2004</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002499000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 134 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Allahabad_High_Court" title="Allahabad High Court">Allahabad</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">34 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Babu, S. Rajendra"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/S._Rajendra_Babu" title="S. Rajendra Babu">S. Rajendra Babu</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(born 1939)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_S._Rajendra_Babu,_Judge_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_India_who_will_take_over_as_Chief_Justice_of_India_on_May_2,_2004_as_the_Chief_Justice_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="S. Rajendra Babu"><img alt="S. Rajendra Babu" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Justice_S._Rajendra_Babu%2C_Judge_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_India_who_will_take_over_as_Chief_Justice_of_India_on_May_2%2C_2004_as_the_Chief_Justice_of_India.jpg/75px-Justice_S._Rajendra_Babu%2C_Judge_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_India_who_will_take_over_as_Chief_Justice_of_India_on_May_2%2C_2004_as_the_Chief_Justice_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="97" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Justice_S._Rajendra_Babu%2C_Judge_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_India_who_will_take_over_as_Chief_Justice_of_India_on_May_2%2C_2004_as_the_Chief_Justice_of_India.jpg/113px-Justice_S._Rajendra_Babu%2C_Judge_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_India_who_will_take_over_as_Chief_Justice_of_India_on_May_2%2C_2004_as_the_Chief_Justice_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Justice_S._Rajendra_Babu%2C_Judge_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_India_who_will_take_over_as_Chief_Justice_of_India_on_May_2%2C_2004_as_the_Chief_Justice_of_India.jpg/150px-Justice_S._Rajendra_Babu%2C_Judge_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_India_who_will_take_over_as_Chief_Justice_of_India_on_May_2%2C_2004_as_the_Chief_Justice_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="424" data-file-height="547" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002004-05-02-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">2 May 2004</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002004-05-31-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">31 May 2004</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001290000000000000♠"></span>29 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karnataka_High_Court" title="Karnataka High Court">Karnataka</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">35 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Lahoti, Ramesh Chandra"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ramesh_Chandra_Lahoti" title="Ramesh Chandra Lahoti">Ramesh Chandra Lahoti</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(1940–2022)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_R.C._Lahoti.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Ramesh Chandra Lahoti"><img alt="Ramesh Chandra Lahoti" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Justice_R.C._Lahoti.jpg/75px-Justice_R.C._Lahoti.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Justice_R.C._Lahoti.jpg/113px-Justice_R.C._Lahoti.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/Justice_R.C._Lahoti.jpg 2x" data-file-width="125" data-file-height="167" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002004-06-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 June 2004</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002005-10-31-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">31 October 2005</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002517000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 152 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Madhya_Pradesh_High_Court" title="Madhya Pradesh High Court">Madhya Pradesh</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">36 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Sabharwal, Yogesh Kumar"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Yogesh_Kumar_Sabharwal" title="Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal">Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(1942–2015)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_Y.K._Sabharwal.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal"><img alt="Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Justice_Y.K._Sabharwal.jpg/75px-Justice_Y.K._Sabharwal.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Justice_Y.K._Sabharwal.jpg/113px-Justice_Y.K._Sabharwal.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/Justice_Y.K._Sabharwal.jpg 2x" data-file-width="125" data-file-height="167" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002005-11-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 November 2005</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002007-01-13-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">13 January 2007</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002438000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 73 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Delhi_High_Court" title="Delhi High Court">Delhi</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">37 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Balakrishnan, Konakuppakatil Gopinathan"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Konakuppakatil_Gopinathan_Balakrishnan" class="mw-redirect" title="Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan">Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(born 1945)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_K.G._Balakrishnan.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan"><img alt="Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Justice_K.G._Balakrishnan.jpg/75px-Justice_K.G._Balakrishnan.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="95" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Justice_K.G._Balakrishnan.jpg/113px-Justice_K.G._Balakrishnan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/Justice_K.G._Balakrishnan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="141" data-file-height="178" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002007-01-14-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">14 January 2007</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002010-05-11-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">11 May 2010</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003121300000000000♠"></span>3 years, 117 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kerala_High_Court" title="Kerala High Court">Kerala</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">38 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Kapadia, Sarosh Homi"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Sarosh_Homi_Kapadia" class="mw-redirect" title="Sarosh Homi Kapadia">Sarosh Homi Kapadia</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(1947–2016)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_S.H._Kapadia.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sarosh Homi Kapadia"><img alt="Sarosh Homi Kapadia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Justice_S.H._Kapadia.jpg/75px-Justice_S.H._Kapadia.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="95" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Justice_S.H._Kapadia.jpg/113px-Justice_S.H._Kapadia.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d3/Justice_S.H._Kapadia.jpg 2x" data-file-width="122" data-file-height="154" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002010-05-12-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">12 May 2010</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002012-09-28-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">28 September 2012</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002870000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 139 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bombay_High_Court" title="Bombay High Court">Bombay</a> </td> <td rowspan="1" align="center"><span data-sort-value="Patil, Pratibha"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Pratibha_Patil" title="Pratibha Patil">Pratibha Patil</a></span></span></span> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">39 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Kabir, Altamas"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Altamas_Kabir" title="Altamas Kabir">Altamas Kabir</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(1948–2017)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_Altamas_Kabir.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Altamas Kabir"><img alt="Altamas Kabir" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Justice_Altamas_Kabir.jpg/75px-Justice_Altamas_Kabir.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Justice_Altamas_Kabir.jpg/113px-Justice_Altamas_Kabir.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Justice_Altamas_Kabir.jpg 2x" data-file-width="136" data-file-height="181" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002012-09-29-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">29 September 2012</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002013-07-18-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">18 July 2013</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002292000000000000♠"></span>292 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Calcutta_High_Court" title="Calcutta High Court">Calcutta</a> </td> <td rowspan="6"><span data-sort-value="Mukherjee, Pranab"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Pranab_Mukherjee" title="Pranab Mukherjee">Pranab Mukherjee</a></span></span></span> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">40 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Sathasivam, Palanisamy"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Palanisamy_Sathasivam" class="mw-redirect" title="Palanisamy Sathasivam">Palanisamy Sathasivam</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(born 1949)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_P._Sathasivam.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Palanisamy Sathasivam"><img alt="Palanisamy Sathasivam" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Justice_P._Sathasivam.jpg/75px-Justice_P._Sathasivam.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="112" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Justice_P._Sathasivam.jpg/113px-Justice_P._Sathasivam.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Justice_P._Sathasivam.jpg/150px-Justice_P._Sathasivam.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1657" data-file-height="2485" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002013-07-19-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">19 July 2013</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002014-04-26-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">26 April 2014</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002281000000000000♠"></span>281 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Madras_High_Court" title="Madras High Court">Madras</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">41 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Lodha, Rajendra Mal"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Rajendra_Mal_Lodha" title="Rajendra Mal Lodha">Rajendra Mal Lodha</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(born 1949)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_R._M._Lodha.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Rajendra Mal Lodha"><img alt="Rajendra Mal Lodha" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Justice_R._M._Lodha.jpg/75px-Justice_R._M._Lodha.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="92" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Justice_R._M._Lodha.jpg/113px-Justice_R._M._Lodha.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/Justice_R._M._Lodha.jpg 2x" data-file-width="140" data-file-height="172" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002014-04-27-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">27 April 2014</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002014-09-27-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">27 September 2014</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002153000000000000♠"></span>153 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rajasthan_High_Court" title="Rajasthan High Court">Rajasthan</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">42 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Dattu, Handyala Lakshminarayanaswamy"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Handyala_Lakshminarayanaswamy_Dattu" class="mw-redirect" title="Handyala Lakshminarayanaswamy Dattu">Handyala Lakshminarayanaswamy Dattu</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(born 1950)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_H._L._Dattu_BNC.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Handyala Lakshminarayanaswamy Dattu"><img alt="Handyala Lakshminarayanaswamy Dattu" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Justice_H._L._Dattu_BNC.jpg/75px-Justice_H._L._Dattu_BNC.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="111" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Justice_H._L._Dattu_BNC.jpg/113px-Justice_H._L._Dattu_BNC.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Justice_H._L._Dattu_BNC.jpg/150px-Justice_H._L._Dattu_BNC.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2229" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002014-09-28-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">28 September 2014</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002015-12-02-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">2 December 2015</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002430000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 65 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karnataka_High_Court" title="Karnataka High Court">Karnataka</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">43 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Thakur, Tirath Singh"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Tirath_Singh_Thakur" class="mw-redirect" title="Tirath Singh Thakur">Tirath Singh Thakur</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(born 1952)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_T._S._Thakur.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Tirath Singh Thakur"><img alt="Tirath Singh Thakur" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Justice_T._S._Thakur.jpg/75px-Justice_T._S._Thakur.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="112" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Justice_T._S._Thakur.jpg/113px-Justice_T._S._Thakur.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Justice_T._S._Thakur.jpg/150px-Justice_T._S._Thakur.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="2398" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002015-12-03-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">3 December 2015</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002017-01-03-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">3 January 2017</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002397000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 31 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jammu_and_Kashmir_High_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="Jammu and Kashmir High Court">Jammu and Kashmir</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">44 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Khehar, Jagdish Singh"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jagdish_Singh_Khehar" title="Jagdish Singh Khehar">Jagdish Singh Khehar</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(born 1952)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_Jagdish_Singh_Khehar_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Jagdish Singh Khehar"><img alt="Jagdish Singh Khehar" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Justice_Jagdish_Singh_Khehar_%28cropped%29.jpg/75px-Justice_Jagdish_Singh_Khehar_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Justice_Jagdish_Singh_Khehar_%28cropped%29.jpg/113px-Justice_Jagdish_Singh_Khehar_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Justice_Jagdish_Singh_Khehar_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Justice_Jagdish_Singh_Khehar_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="620" data-file-height="625" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002017-01-04-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">4 January 2017</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002017-08-27-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">27 August 2017</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002235000000000000♠"></span>235 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Punjab_and_Haryana_High_Court" title="Punjab and Haryana High Court">Punjab and Haryana</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">45 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Misra, Dipak"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Dipak_Misra" title="Dipak Misra">Dipak Misra</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(born 1953)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Chief_Justice_of_India,_Justice_Shri_Dipak_Misra_during_the_24th_Foundation_Day_Function_of_the_National_Human_Rights_Commission_(NHRC),_in_New_Delhi_on_October_12,_2017_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Dipak Misra"><img alt="Dipak Misra" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/The_Chief_Justice_of_India%2C_Justice_Shri_Dipak_Misra_during_the_24th_Foundation_Day_Function_of_the_National_Human_Rights_Commission_%28NHRC%29%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_October_12%2C_2017_%28cropped%29.jpg/75px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/The_Chief_Justice_of_India%2C_Justice_Shri_Dipak_Misra_during_the_24th_Foundation_Day_Function_of_the_National_Human_Rights_Commission_%28NHRC%29%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_October_12%2C_2017_%28cropped%29.jpg/113px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/The_Chief_Justice_of_India%2C_Justice_Shri_Dipak_Misra_during_the_24th_Foundation_Day_Function_of_the_National_Human_Rights_Commission_%28NHRC%29%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_October_12%2C_2017_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="568" data-file-height="641" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002017-08-28-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">28 August 2017</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002018-10-02-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">2 October 2018</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002400000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 35 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Orissa_High_Court" title="Orissa High Court">Orissa</a> </td> <td rowspan="4"><span data-sort-value="Kovind, Ram Nath"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ram_Nath_Kovind" title="Ram Nath Kovind">Ram Nath Kovind</a></span></span></span> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">46 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Gogoi, Ranjan"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ranjan_Gogoi" title="Ranjan Gogoi">Ranjan Gogoi</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(born 1954)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hon%27ble_Justice_Ranjan_Gogoi.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Ranjan Gogoi"><img alt="Ranjan Gogoi" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Hon%27ble_Justice_Ranjan_Gogoi.jpg/75px-Hon%27ble_Justice_Ranjan_Gogoi.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Hon%27ble_Justice_Ranjan_Gogoi.jpg/113px-Hon%27ble_Justice_Ranjan_Gogoi.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Hon%27ble_Justice_Ranjan_Gogoi.jpg/150px-Hon%27ble_Justice_Ranjan_Gogoi.jpg 2x" data-file-width="282" data-file-height="352" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002018-10-03-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">3 October 2018</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002019-11-17-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">17 November 2019</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002410000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 45 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gauhati_High_Court" title="Gauhati High Court">Gauhati</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">47 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Bobde, Sharad Arvind"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Sharad_Arvind_Bobde" class="mw-redirect" title="Sharad Arvind Bobde">Sharad Arvind Bobde</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(born 1956)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hon%27ble_Justice_Sharad_Arvind_Bobde.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sharad Arvind Bobde"><img alt="Sharad Arvind Bobde" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Hon%27ble_Justice_Sharad_Arvind_Bobde.jpg/75px-Hon%27ble_Justice_Sharad_Arvind_Bobde.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="79" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Hon%27ble_Justice_Sharad_Arvind_Bobde.jpg/113px-Hon%27ble_Justice_Sharad_Arvind_Bobde.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Hon%27ble_Justice_Sharad_Arvind_Bobde.jpg/150px-Hon%27ble_Justice_Sharad_Arvind_Bobde.jpg 2x" data-file-width="303" data-file-height="321" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002019-11-18-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">18 November 2019</span><sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002021-04-23-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">23 April 2021</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002522000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 156 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bombay_High_Court" title="Bombay High Court">Bombay</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">48 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Ramana, Nuthalapati Venkata"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Nuthalapati_Venkata_Ramana" class="mw-redirect" title="Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana">Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(born 1957)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_N.V._Ramana.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana"><img alt="Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Justice_N.V._Ramana.jpg/75px-Justice_N.V._Ramana.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Justice_N.V._Ramana.jpg/113px-Justice_N.V._Ramana.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Justice_N.V._Ramana.jpg 2x" data-file-width="139" data-file-height="190" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002021-04-24-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">24 April 2021</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002022-08-26-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">26 August 2022</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002489000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 124 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh_High_Court" title="Andhra Pradesh High Court">Andhra Pradesh</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">49 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Lalit, Uday Umesh"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Uday_Umesh_Lalit" title="Uday Umesh Lalit">Uday Umesh Lalit</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(born 1957)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_Uday_Umesh_Lalit.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Uday Umesh Lalit"><img alt="Uday Umesh Lalit" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Justice_Uday_Umesh_Lalit.jpg/75px-Justice_Uday_Umesh_Lalit.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="115" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Justice_Uday_Umesh_Lalit.jpg/113px-Justice_Uday_Umesh_Lalit.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Justice_Uday_Umesh_Lalit.jpg 2x" data-file-width="131" data-file-height="201" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002022-08-27-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">27 August 2022</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002022-11-08-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">8 November 2022</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001730000000000000♠"></span>73 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bar_Council_of_India" title="Bar Council of India">Bar Council</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><span data-sort-value="Murmu, Droupadi"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Droupadi_Murmu" title="Droupadi Murmu">Droupadi Murmu</a></span></span></span> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">50 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Chandrachud, Dhananjaya Yeshwant"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Dhananjaya_Yeshwant_Chandrachud" class="mw-redirect" title="Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud">Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(born 1959)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dhananjaya_Yeshwant_Chandrachud.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud"><img alt="Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Dhananjaya_Yeshwant_Chandrachud.jpg/75px-Dhananjaya_Yeshwant_Chandrachud.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Dhananjaya_Yeshwant_Chandrachud.jpg/113px-Dhananjaya_Yeshwant_Chandrachud.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Dhananjaya_Yeshwant_Chandrachud.jpg/150px-Dhananjaya_Yeshwant_Chandrachud.jpg 2x" data-file-width="589" data-file-height="688" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002022-11-09-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">9 November 2022</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002024-11-10-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">10 November 2024</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002732000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 1 day </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bombay_High_Court" title="Bombay High Court">Bombay</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">51 </th> <td><span data-sort-value="Khanna, Sanjiv"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Sanjiv_Khanna" title="Sanjiv Khanna">Sanjiv Khanna</a></span></span></span><br /><small>(born 1960)</small> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justice_Sanjiv_Khanna-2.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sanjiv Khanna"><img alt="Sanjiv Khanna" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Justice_Sanjiv_Khanna-2.jpg/75px-Justice_Sanjiv_Khanna-2.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="104" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Justice_Sanjiv_Khanna-2.jpg/113px-Justice_Sanjiv_Khanna-2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Justice_Sanjiv_Khanna-2.jpg/150px-Justice_Sanjiv_Khanna-2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="308" data-file-height="427" /></a></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002024-11-11-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">11 November 2024</span> </td> <td><i>Incumbent</i> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001960000000000000♠"></span>96 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Delhi_High_Court" title="Delhi High Court">Delhi</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-skhanna_67-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-skhanna-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_chief_justices_of_India" title="List of chief justices of India">List of chief justices of India</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a 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India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_India" title="Constitution of India">Constitution of India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_chief_justices_of_India" title="List of chief justices of India">List of chief justices of India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Judicial_Appointments_Commission" title="National Judicial Appointments Commission">National Judicial Appointments Commission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_landmark_court_decisions_in_India" title="List of landmark court decisions in India">List of landmark court decisions in India</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Current_Judiciary">Current Judiciary</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_Justice_of_India&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Current Judiciary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_Indian_chief_justices" title="List of current Indian chief justices">List of current Indian chief justices</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_sitting_judges_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_India" title="List of sitting judges of the Supreme Court of India">List of sitting judges of the Supreme Court of India</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_Justice_of_India&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output 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