List of sitting judges of the Supreme Court of India

This is a list of judges of the Supreme Court of India, the highest court in the Republic of India. The list is ordered according to seniority. There are currently 33 judges (including the Chief Justice of India) and maximum possible strength is 34. As per the Constitution of India, judges of the Supreme Court retire at age of 65.

Emblem of the Supreme Court of India

The Supreme Court of India, in New Delhi

In August 2021, the President signed the warrant of appointments of 9 judges, including 3 women, to the Supreme Court, taking the total number of judges to 33, the most since India's independence, against the sanctioned strength of 34. It was also the first instance that nine judges to the Supreme Court took oath at once.

Justice N. V. Ramana is the 48th Chief Justice of India. He was sworn in on 24 April 2021.

List of Judges ordered by seniority

Sr. No.	Image	Name	Gender	Date of Appointment	Becomes CJI on	Date of Retirement	Tenure Length	Tenure Length as CJI	Parent High Court
1		N. V. Ramana (Chief Justice of India)	Male	17 February 2014 (10 years, 70 days)	24 April 2021 (3 years, 3 days)	26 August 2022 (1 year, 245 days)	8 years, 191 days	1 year, 125 days	Andhra Pradesh
2		U. U. Lalit	Male	13 August 2014 (9 years, 258 days)	27 August 2022 (1 year, 244 days)	8 November 2022 (1 year, 171 days)	8 years, 88 days	74 days	Bar Council
3		Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar	Male	13 May 2016 (7 years, 350 days)		29 July 2022 (1 year, 273 days)	6 years, 78 days		Bombay
4		Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud	Male	13 May 2016 (7 years, 350 days)	9 November 2022 (1 year, 170 days)	10 November 2024 (−197 days)	8 years, 182 days	2 years, 2 days	Bombay
5		L. Nageswara Rao	Male	13 May 2016 (7 years, 350 days)		7 June 2022 (1 year, 325 days)	6 years, 26 days		Bar Council
6		Sanjay Kishan Kaul	Male	17 February 2017 (7 years, 70 days)		25 December 2023 (124 days)	6 years, 312 days		Delhi
7		S. Abdul Nazeer	Male	17 February 2017 (7 years, 70 days)		4 January 2023 (1 year, 114 days)	5 years, 322 days		Karnataka
8		Indira Banerjee	Female	7 August 2018 (5 years, 264 days)		23 September 2022 (1 year, 217 days)	4 years, 48 days		Calcutta
9		Vineet Saran	Male	7 August 2018 (5 years, 264 days)		10 May 2022 (1 year, 353 days)	3 years, 277 days		Allahabad
10		K. M. Joseph	Male	7 August 2018 (5 years, 264 days)		16 June 2023 (316 days)	4 years, 314 days		Kerala
11		Hemant Gupta	Male	2 November 2018 (5 years, 177 days)		16 October 2022 (1 year, 194 days)	3 years, 349 days		Punjab and Haryana
12		Ramayyagari Subhash Reddy	Male	2 November 2018 (5 years, 177 days)		4 January 2022 (2 years, 114 days)	3 years, 64 days		Telangana
13		Mukesh Shah	Male	2 November 2018 (5 years, 177 days)		15 May 2023 (348 days)	4 years, 195 days		Gujarat
14		Ajay Rastogi	Male	2 November 2018 (5 years, 177 days)		17 June 2023 (315 days)	4 years, 228 days		Rajasthan
15		Dinesh Maheshwari	Male	18 January 2019 (5 years, 100 days)		14 May 2023 (349 days)	4 years, 117 days		Rajasthan
16		Sanjiv Khanna	Male	18 January 2019 (5 years, 100 days)	11 November 2024 (−198 days)	13 May 2025 (−1 year, 16 days)	6 years, 116 days	184 days	Delhi
17		Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai	Male	24 May 2019 (4 years, 339 days)	14 May 2025 (−1 year, 17 days)	23 November 2025 (−1 year, 210 days)	6 years, 184 days	194 days	Bombay
18		Surya Kant Sharma	Male	24 May 2019 (4 years, 339 days)	24 November 2025 (−1 year, 211 days)	9 February 2027 (−2 years, 288 days)	7 years, 262 days	1 year, 78 days	Punjab and Haryana
19		Aniruddha Bose	Male	24 May 2019 (4 years, 339 days)		10 April 2024 (17 days)	4 years, 323 days		Calcutta
20		A. S. Bopanna	Male	24 May 2019 (4 years, 339 days)		19 May 2024 (−22 days)	4 years, 362 days		Karnataka
21		Krishna Murari	Male	23 September 2019 (4 years, 217 days)		8 July 2023 (294 days)	3 years, 289 days		Allahabad
22		Shripathi Ravindra Bhat	Male	23 September 2019 (4 years, 217 days)		20 October 2023 (190 days)	4 years, 28 days		Delhi
23		V. Ramasubramanian	Male	23 September 2019 (4 years, 217 days)		29 June 2023 (303 days)	3 years, 280 days		Madras
24		Hrishikesh Roy	Male	23 September 2019 (4 years, 217 days)		31 January 2025 (−279 days)	5 years, 131 days		Gauhati
25	File:Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka (A.S. Oka).png	A. S. Oka	Male	31 August 2021 (2 years, 240 days)		24 May 2025 (−1 year, 27 days)	3 years, 267 days		Bombay
26		Vikram Nath	Male	31 August 2021 (2 years, 240 days)	10 February 2027 (−2 years, 289 days)	23 September 2027 (−3 years, 149 days)	6 years, 24 days	226 days	Allahabad
27		Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari	Male	31 August 2021 (2 years, 240 days)		28 June 2026 (−2 years, 62 days)	4 years, 302 days		Madhya Pradesh
28		Hima Kohli	Female	31 August 2021 (2 years, 240 days)		1 September 2024 (−127 days)	3 years, 2 days		Delhi
29	File:Justice B. V. Nagarathna.png	B. V. Nagarathna	Female	31 August 2021 (2 years, 240 days)	24 September 2027 (−3 years, 150 days)	29 October 2027 (−3 years, 185 days)	6 years, 60 days	36 days	Karnataka
30	File:Justice C.T. Ravikumar.png	C. T. Ravikumar	Male	31 August 2021 (2 years, 240 days)		5 January 2025 (−253 days)	3 years, 128 days		Kerala
31	File:Justice M. M. Sundresh.png	M. M. Sundresh	Male	31 August 2021 (2 years, 240 days)		20 July 2027 (−3 years, 84 days)	5 years, 324 days		Madras
32	File:Justice Bela Madhurya Trivedi.png	Bela Trivedi	Female	31 August 2021 (2 years, 240 days)		9 June 2025 (−1 year, 43 days)	3 years, 283 days		Gujarat
33	File:Justice P. S. Narasimha.png	P. S. Narasimha	Male	31 August 2021 (2 years, 240 days)	30 October 2027 (−3 years, 186 days)	2 May 2028 (−4 years, 5 days)	6 years, 246 days	186 days	Bar Council

See also

• List of chief justices of India
• List of current Indian chief justices
• List of female judges of the Supreme Court of India
• List of former judges of the Supreme Court of India
• List of sitting judges of High Courts of India

External links

• List of Judges of the Supreme Court of India