The Chief Justice of India is the chief judge of the Supreme Court of India and the highest-ranking officer of the Indian judiciary. The Constitution of India grants power to the president of India to
Justice Surya Kant
Patrick Spens, 1st Baron Spens, in 1950
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
Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud is a retired Indian jurist, who served as the 50th Chief Justice of India from 9 November 2022 to 10 November 2024. He was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of Ind
Chief Justice of India
…26 August 2022 1 year, 124 days Andhra Pradesh 49 Uday Umesh Lalit (born 1957) 27 August 2022 8 November 2022 73 days Bar Council Droupadi Murmu 50 Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud (born 1959) 9 November 2022 10 November 2024 2 years, 1 day Bombay 51 Sanjiv Khanna (born 1960) 11 November 2024 13 May 2025 183 days Delhi 52 Bhushan…
Chandrachud in January 2024
The president of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee (left) meeting with Justice Chandrachud, Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court, at Rashtrapati Bhavan
The president of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office to Justice Dhananjaya Yashwant Chandrachud as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of India
The chief justice of India, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud along with his wife Smt. Kalpana Das calling on the president of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu, at Rashtrapati Bhavan