List of sitting judges of the Supreme Court of India

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The Supreme Court of India, in New Delhi

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.

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 (9 years, 289 days)	24 April 2021 (2 years, 223 days)	26 August 2022 (1 year, 99 days)	8 years, 191 days	1 year, 125 days	Andhra Pradesh
2		U. U. Lalit	Male	13 August 2014 (9 years, 112 days)	27 August 2022 (1 year, 98 days)	8 November 2022 (1 year, 25 days)	8 years, 88 days	74 days	Bar Council
3		Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar	Male	13 May 2016 (7 years, 204 days)		29 July 2022 (1 year, 127 days)	6 years, 78 days		Bombay
4		Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud	Male	13 May 2016 (7 years, 204 days)	9 November 2022 (1 year, 24 days)	10 November 2024 (−343 days)	8 years, 182 days	2 years, 2 days	Bombay
5		L. Nageswara Rao	Male	13 May 2016 (7 years, 204 days)		7 June 2022 (1 year, 179 days)	6 years, 26 days		Bar Council
6		Sanjay Kishan Kaul	Male	17 February 2017 (6 years, 289 days)		25 December 2023 (−22 days)	6 years, 312 days		Delhi
7		S. Abdul Nazeer	Male	17 February 2017 (6 years, 289 days)		4 January 2023 (333 days)	5 years, 322 days		Karnataka
8		Indira Banerjee	Female	7 August 2018 (5 years, 118 days)		23 September 2022 (1 year, 71 days)	4 years, 48 days		Calcutta
9		Vineet Saran	Male	7 August 2018 (5 years, 118 days)		10 May 2022 (1 year, 207 days)	3 years, 277 days		Allahabad
10		K. M. Joseph	Male	7 August 2018 (5 years, 118 days)		16 June 2023 (170 days)	4 years, 314 days		Kerala
11		Hemant Gupta	Male	2 November 2018 (5 years, 31 days)		16 October 2022 (1 year, 48 days)	3 years, 349 days		Punjab and Haryana
12		Ramayyagari Subhash Reddy	Male	2 November 2018 (5 years, 31 days)		4 January 2022 (1 year, 333 days)	3 years, 64 days		Telangana
13		Mukesh Shah	Male	2 November 2018 (5 years, 31 days)		15 May 2023 (202 days)	4 years, 195 days		Gujarat
14		Ajay Rastogi	Male	2 November 2018 (5 years, 31 days)		17 June 2023 (169 days)	4 years, 228 days		Rajasthan
15		Dinesh Maheshwari	Male	18 January 2019 (4 years, 319 days)		14 May 2023 (203 days)	4 years, 117 days		Rajasthan
16		Sanjiv Khanna	Male	18 January 2019 (4 years, 319 days)	11 November 2024 (−344 days)	13 May 2025 (−1 year, 161 days)	6 years, 116 days	184 days	Delhi
17		Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai	Male	24 May 2019 (4 years, 193 days)	14 May 2025 (−1 year, 162 days)	23 November 2025 (−1 year, 355 days)	6 years, 184 days	194 days	Bombay
18		Surya Kant Sharma	Male	24 May 2019 (4 years, 193 days)	24 November 2025 (−1 year, 356 days)	9 February 2027 (−3 years, 68 days)	7 years, 262 days	1 year, 78 days	Punjab and Haryana
19		Aniruddha Bose	Male	24 May 2019 (4 years, 193 days)		10 April 2024 (−129 days)	4 years, 323 days		Calcutta
20		A. S. Bopanna	Male	24 May 2019 (4 years, 193 days)		19 May 2024 (−168 days)	4 years, 362 days		Karnataka
21		Krishna Murari	Male	23 September 2019 (4 years, 71 days)		8 July 2023 (148 days)	3 years, 289 days		Allahabad
22		Shripathi Ravindra Bhat	Male	23 September 2019 (4 years, 71 days)		20 October 2023 (44 days)	4 years, 28 days		Delhi
23		V. Ramasubramanian	Male	23 September 2019 (4 years, 71 days)		29 June 2023 (157 days)	3 years, 280 days		Madras
24		Hrishikesh Roy	Male	23 September 2019 (4 years, 71 days)		31 January 2025 (−1 year, 59 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, 94 days)		24 May 2025 (−1 year, 172 days)	3 years, 267 days		Bombay
26		Vikram Nath	Male	31 August 2021 (2 years, 94 days)	10 February 2027 (−3 years, 69 days)	23 September 2027 (−3 years, 294 days)	6 years, 24 days	226 days	Allahabad
27		Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari	Male	31 August 2021 (2 years, 94 days)		28 June 2026 (−2 years, 207 days)	4 years, 302 days		Madhya Pradesh
28		Hima Kohli	Female	31 August 2021 (2 years, 94 days)		1 September 2024 (−273 days)	3 years, 2 days		Delhi
29	File:Justice B. V. Nagarathna.png	B. V. Nagarathna	Female	31 August 2021 (2 years, 94 days)	24 September 2027 (−3 years, 295 days)	29 October 2027 (−3 years, 330 days)	6 years, 60 days	36 days	Karnataka
30	File:Justice C.T. Ravikumar.png	C. T. Ravikumar	Male	31 August 2021 (2 years, 94 days)		5 January 2025 (−1 year, 33 days)	3 years, 128 days		Kerala
31	File:Justice M. M. Sundresh.png	M. M. Sundresh	Male	31 August 2021 (2 years, 94 days)		20 July 2027 (−3 years, 229 days)	5 years, 324 days		Madras
32	File:Justice Bela Madhurya Trivedi.png	Bela Trivedi	Female	31 August 2021 (2 years, 94 days)		9 June 2025 (−1 year, 188 days)	3 years, 283 days		Gujarat
33	File:Justice P. S. Narasimha.png	P. S. Narasimha	Male	31 August 2021 (2 years, 94 days)	30 October 2027 (−3 years, 331 days)	2 May 2028 (−4 years, 151 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