List of Chief Justices of India List (1950-2021)
Who now holds the position of Chief Justice of India (CJI)? On April 6, 2021, NV Ramana was appointed as the new Chief Justice of India. Sharad Arvind Bobde, who was appointed Chief Justice of India on November 18, 2019, was stepped down on April 23, 2021, the day NV Ramana would be sworn in as India’s 48th CJI.
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The following is a list of Chief Justices of India:
| Chief Justice of India | Tenure |
| NV Ramana | 23 April 2021 – Incumbent
(Will retire on 26 August 2022) |
| Sharad Arvind Bobde | 18 November 2019 – 23 April 2021 |
| Ranjan Gogoi | 3 October 2018 – 17 November 2019 |
| Dipak Misra | 28 August 2017 – 2 October 2018 |
| Jagdish Singh Khehar | 4 January 2017 – 27 August 2017 |
| T. S. Thakur | 3 December 2015 – 3 January 2017 |
| H. L. Dattu | 28 September 2014 – 2 December 2015 |
| Rajendra Mal Lodha | 27 April 2014 – 27 September 2014 |
| P. Sathasivam | 19 July 2013 – 26 April 2014 |
| Altamas Kabir | 29 September 2012 – 18 July 2013 |
| S. H. Kapadia | 12 May 2010 – 28 September 2012 |
| K. G. Balakrishnan | 14 January 2007 – 12 May 2010 |
| Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal | 1 November 2005 – 13 January 2007 |
| Ramesh Chandra Lahoti | 1 June 2004 – 31 October 2005 |
| S. Rajendra Babu | 2 May 2004 – 31 May 2004 |
| V. N. Khare | 19 December 2002 – 1 May 2004 |
| Gopal Ballav Pattanaik | 8 November 2002 – 18 December 2002 |
| Bhupinder Nath Kirpal | 6 May 2002 – 7 November 2002 |
| Sam Piroj Bharucha | 1 November 2001 – 5 May 2002 |
| Adarsh Sein Anand | 10 October 1998 – 31 October 2001 |
| Madan Mohan Punchhi | 18 January 1998 – 9 October 1998 |
| J. S. Verma | 25 March 1997 – 17 January 1998 |
| Aziz Mushabber Ahmadi | 25 October 1994 – 24 March 1997 |
| M. N. Venkatachaliah | 12 February 1993 – 24 October 1994 |
| Lalit Mohan Sharma | 18 November 1992 – 11 February 1993 |
| Madhukar Hiralal Kania | 13 December 1991 – 17 November 1992 |
| Kamal Narain Singh | 25 November 1991 – 12 December 1991 |
| Ranganath Misra | 26 September 1990 – 24 November 1991 |
| Sabyasachi Mukharji | 18 December 1989 – 25 September 1990 |
| Engalaguppe Seetharamaiah Venkataramiah | 19 June 1989 – 17 December 1989 |
| Raghunandan Swarup Pathak | 21 December 1986 – 18 June 1989 |
| P. N. Bhagwati | 12 July 1985 – 20 December 1986 |
| Y. V. Chandrachud | 22 February 1978 – 11 July 1985 |
| Mirza Hameedullah Beg | 29 January 1977 – 21 February 1978 |
| A. N. Ray | 26 April 1973 – 27 January 1977 |
| Sarv Mittra Sikri | 22 January 1971 – 25 April 1973 |
| Jayantilal Chhotalal Shah | 17 December 1970 – 21 January 1971 |
| Mohammad Hidayatullah | 25 February 1968 – 16 December 1970 |
| Kailas Nath Wanchoo | 12 April 1967 – 24 February 1968 |
| Koka Subba Rao | 30 June 1966 – 11 April 1967 |
| Amal Kumar Sarkar | 16 March 1966 – 29 June 1966 |
| P. B. Gajendragadkar | 1 February 1964 – 15 March 1966 |
| Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha | 1 October 1959 – 31 January 1964 |
| Sudhi Ranjan Das | 1 February 1956 – 30 September 1959 |
| Bijan Kumar Mukherjea | 23 December 1954 – 31 January 1956 |
| Mehr Chand Mahajan | 4 January 1954 – 22 December 1954 |
| M. Patanjali Sastri | 7 November 1951 – 3 January 1954 |
| H.J Kania | 26 January 1950 – 6 November 1951 |
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Important points to remember when your preparing for government exams
- In India, there have been 48 Chief Justices to date. H J Kania was the first Chief Justice of India’s Supreme Court.
- In Civil, Criminal, Constitutional, Labour, Service, and Election disputes, NV Ramana has represented in the Andhra Pradesh High Court, the Central and Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunals, and the Supreme Court of India.
- The Chief Justice of India has the authority under Article 145 of the Constitution to assign relevant subjects to a bench of judges.
- The Chief Justice of India is appointed by the President of India, and the CJI can serve until the age of 65. Furthermore, the CJI can only be removed through the process of impeachment by Parliament.
- The Chief Justice of India tenders his resignation to India’s President. The Chief Justice of India is appointed in by the President of India.
- The current CJI, NV Ramana is the 48th Chief Justice of India.
- Fatimah Beevi was India’s first female judge and the Supreme Court’s first female judge. She was from Kerala and served as the Supreme Court of India’s Chief Justice from 6 October 1989 to 29 April 1992.
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