There are 25 high courts in India . The number of total judges sanctioned in these high courts are 1108 of which 836 judges are permanent and remaining 272 sanctioned for additional judges.[1] [update] [1]
Allahabad High Court , has the largest number (160) of judges while Sikkim High Court has the smallest number (3) of judges.[1] Ministry of Law and Justice .[2]
Maximum strength of judges in each High Court
#
High Court
Jurisdiction
Principal seat
Permanent judges[1]
Additional judges[1]
Total judges[1]
1
Allahabad High Court
Uttar Pradesh
Allahabad
119
41
160
2
Andhra Pradesh High Court
Andhra Pradesh
Amaravati
28
9
37
3
Bombay High Court
Maharashtra , Goa , Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Mumbai
71
23
94
4
Calcutta High Court
West Bengal , Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Kolkata
54
18
72
5
Chhattisgarh High Court
Chhattisgarh
Bilaspur
17
5
22
6
Delhi High Court
National Capital Territory of Delhi
Delhi
46
14
60
7
Gauhati High Court
Assam , Arunachal Pradesh , Mizoram , Nagaland
Guwahati
18
6
24
8
Gujarat High Court
Gujarat
Ahmedabad
39
13
52
9
Himachal Pradesh High Court
Himachal Pradesh
Shimla
13
4
17
10
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
Jammu and Kashmir , Ladakh
Srinagar /Jammu
13
4
17
11
Jharkhand High Court
Jharkhand
Ranchi
20
5
25
12
Karnataka High Court
Karnataka
Bangalore
47
15
62
13
Kerala High Court
Kerala , Lakshadweep
Kochi
35
12
47
14
Madhya Pradesh High Court
Madhya Pradesh
Jabalpur
39
14
53
15
Madras High Court
Tamil Nadu , Pondicherry
Chennai
56
19
75
16
Manipur High Court
Manipur
Imphal
4
1
5
17
Meghalaya High Court
Meghalaya
Shillong
3
1
4
18
Orissa High Court
Odisha
Cuttack
24
9
33
19
Patna High Court
Bihar
Patna
40
13
53
20
Punjab and Haryana High Court
Punjab , Haryana , Chandigarh
Chandigarh
64
21
85
21
Rajasthan High Court
Rajasthan
Jodhpur
38
12
50
22
Sikkim High Court
Sikkim
Gangtok
3
0
3
23
Telangana High Court
Telangana
Hyderabad
32
10
42
24
Tripura High Court
Tripura
Agartala
4
1
5
25
Uttarakhand High Court
Uttarakhand
Nainital
9
2
11
Total
836
272
1108
Allahabad High Court The Allahabad High Court in the state of Uttar Pradesh can have 119 permanent judges as well as 41 additional judges, bringing its total sanctioned strength to 160 judges.[3] [4] [5]
Permanent judges
#
Judge
Date of joining
Date of retirement
1
Rajesh Bindal (CJ)
22 March 2006
15 April 2023
2
Pritinker Diwaker
31 March 2009
21 November 2023
3
Manoj Misra
21 November 2011
1 June 2027
4
Ramesh Sinha
21 November 2011
4 September 2026
5
Sunita Agarwal
21 November 2011
29 April 2028
6
Devendra Kumar Upadhyay
21 November 2011
15 June 2027
7
Surya Prakash Kesarwani
12 April 2013
14 July 2024
8
Manoj Kumar Gupta
12 April 2013
8 October 2026
9
Anjani Kumar Mishra
12 April 2013
16 May 2025
10
Kaushal Jayendra Thaker
4 May 2013
3 September 2023
11
Mahesh Chandra Tripathi
27 September 2013
20 June 2028
12
Suneet Kumar
27 September 2013
28 May 2023
13
Vivek Kumar Birla
3 February 2014
17 September 2025
14
Attau Rahman Masoodi
3 February 2014
2 August 2025
15
Ashwani Kumar Mishra
3 February 2014
15 November 2030
16
Rajan Roy
3 February 2014
14 August 2027
17
Arvind Kumar Mishra
3 February 2014
30 June 2023
18
Siddhartha Varma
15 November 2016
18 September 2029
19
Sangeeta Chandra
15 November 2016
22 April 2030
20
Vivek Chaudhary
20 February 2017
11 May 2028
21
Saumitra Dayal Singh
20 February 2017
18 December 2031
22
Rajiv Joshi
22 September 2017
22 March 2023
23
Rahul Chaturvedi
22 September 2017
29 June 2024
24
Salil Kumar Rai
22 September 2017
7 August 2027
25
Jayant Banerji
22 September 2017
16 January 2027
26
Rajesh Singh Chauhan
22 September 2017
17 July 2028
27
Irshad Ali
22 September 2017
11 December 2026
28
Saral Srivastava
22 September 2017
28 October 2026
29
Jahangir Jamshed Munir
22 September 2017
22 August 2029
30
Rajiv Gupta
22 September 2017
21 October 2028
31
Siddharth
22 September 2017
14 April 2027
32
Ajit Kumar
22 September 2017
21 December 2030
33
Rajnish Kumar
22 September 2017
9 August 2031
34
Abdul Moin
22 September 2017
31 October 2030
35
Dinesh Kumar Singh
22 September 2017
17 August 2028
36
Rajeev Misra
22 September 2017
19 January 2031
37
Vivek Kumar Singh
22 September 2017
24 March 2030
38
Ajay Bhanot
22 September 2017
3 August 2031
39
Neeraj Tiwari
22 September 2017
8 July 2026
40
Prakash Padia
22 November 2018
9 March 2027
41
Alok Mathur
22 November 2018
15 November 2026
42
Pankaj Bhatia
22 November 2018
14 September 2028
43
Saurabh Lavania
22 November 2018
16 April 2028
44
Vivek Varma
22 November 2018
28 December 2031
45
Sanjay Kumar Singh
22 November 2018
20 January 2031
46
Piyush Agrawal
22 November 2018
5 November 2033
47
Saurabh Shyam Shamsherry
22 November 2018
3 February 2031
48
Jaspreet Singh
22 November 2018
28 August 2033
49
Rajeev Singh
22 November 2018
2 April 2030
50
Manju Rani Chauhan
22 November 2018
28 August 2028
51
Karunesh Singh Pawar
22 November 2018
18 May 2033
52
Dr Yogendra Kumar Srivastava
22 November 2018
29 December 2027
53
Manish Mathur
22 November 2018
8 June 2034
54
Rohit Ranjan Agarwal
22 November 2018
4 July 2033
55
Rajendra Kumar - IV
22 November 2018
30 June 2024
56
Mohd. Faiz Alam Khan
22 November 2018
25 January 2025
57
Suresh Kumar Gupta
22 November 2018
20 June 2023
58
Narendra Kumar Johari
22 November 2018
19 October 2024
59
Rajbeer Singh
22 November 2018
5 December 2026
60
Ajit Singh
22 November 2018
29 March 2023
61
Ali Zamin
6 May 2019
31 December 2022
62
Vipin Chandra Dixit
12 December 2019
30 June 2025
63
Shekhar Kumar Yadav
12 December 2019
15 April 2026
64
Deepak Verma
12 December 2019
29 March 2027
65
Gautam Chowdhary
12 December 2019
8 November 2026
66
Shamim Ahmed
12 December 2019
7 March 2028
67
Dinesh Pathak
12 December 2019
6 January 2034
68
Manish Kumar
12 December 2019
15 September 2032
69
Samit Gopal
12 December 2019
29 December 2033
70
Sanjay Kumar Pachori
16 September 2020
28 February 2027
71
Subhash Chandra Sharma
16 September 2020
3 October 2026
72
Saroj Yadav
16 September 2020
30 June 2023
73
Mohd. Aslam
25 March 2021
14 January 2023
74
Sadhna Rani (Thakur)
25 March 2021
15 May 2024
75
Syed Aftab Husain Rizvi
25 March 2021
13 April 2024
76
Ajai Tyagi
25 March 2021
31 December 2022
77
Ajai Kumar Srivastava-I
25 March 2021
31 May 2025
Vacant
Additional judges
#
Judge
Date of joining
1
Chandra Kumar Rai
13 October 2021
2
Krishan Pahal
13 October 2021
3
Sameer Jain
13 October 2021
4
Ashutosh Srivastava
13 October 2021
5
Subhash Vidyarthi
13 October 2021
6
Brij Raj Singh
13 October 2021
7
Shree Prakash Singh
13 October 2021
8
Vikas Budhwar
13 October 2021
9
Om Prakash Tripathi
20 October 2021
10
Vikram D Chauhan
27 October 2021
11
Umesh Chandra Sharma
25 March 2022
12
Syed Waiz Mian
21 June 2022
13
Saurabh Srivastava
3 August 2022
14
Om Prakash Shukla
3 August 2022
15
Renu Agarwal
15 August 2022
16
Mohd. Azhar Husain Idrisi
15 August 2022
17
Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra
15 August 2022
18
Jyotsna Sharma
15 August 2022
19
Mayank Kumar Jain
15 August 2022
20
Shiv Shanker Prasad
15 August 2022
21
Gajendra Kumar
15 August 2022
22
Surendra Singh-I
15 August 2022
23
Nalin Kumar Srivastava
15 August 2022
Vacant
Andhra Pradesh High Court The Andhra Pradesh High Court sits at Amravati, the capital of the state of Andhra Pradesh, and can have maximum of 37 judges, of which 28 must be permanently appointed and 9 may be additionally appointed. The court currently has 30 judges.[6]
Permanent judges
#
Judge
Date of joining
Date of retirement
1
Prashant Kumar Mishra (CJ)
10 December 2009
28 August 2026
2
Chagari Praveen Kumar
29 June 2012
25 February 2023
3
Akula Venkata Sesha Sai
12 April 2013
2 June 2024
4
Upmaka Durga Prasad Rao
23 October 2013
11 August 2024
5
DVS Suryanarayana Somayajulu
21 September 2017
25 September 2023
6
Manthoj Ganga Rao
21 September 2017
17 April 2023
7
Cheekati Manavendranath Roy
20 June 2019
20 May 2026
8
Ravi Nath Tilhari
12 December 2019
8 February 2031
9
Rao Raghunandan Rao
13 January 2020
29 June 2026
10
Battu Devanand
13 January 2020
13 April 2028
11
Donadi Ramesh
13 January 2020
26 June 2027
12
Nainala Jayasurya
13 January 2020
26 August 2030
13
Boppudi Krishna Mohan
2 May 2020
4 February 2027
14
Kanchireddy Suresh Reddy
2 May 2020
6 December 2026
15
Kumbhajadala Manmadha Rao
8 December 2021
12 June 2028
16
Boddupalli Sri Bhanumathi
8 December 2021
30 January 2030
17
Konakanti Sreenivasa Reddy
14 February 2022
2 June 2028
18
Gannamaneni Ramakrishna Prasad
14 February 2022
27 May 2026
19
Venkateswarlu Nimmagadda
14 February 2022
30 June 2029
20
Tarlada Rajasekhar Rao
14 February 2022
2 August 2029
21
Satti Subba Reddy
14 February 2022
4 February 2032
22
Ravi Cheemalapati
14 February 2022
3 December 2029
23
Vaddiboyana Sujatha
14 February 2022
9 September 2028
24
Adusumalli Venkata Ravindra Babu
4 August 2022
19 July 2024
25
Vakkalagadda Radha Krishna Krupa Sagar
4 August 2022
18 June 2025
26
Syamsunder Bandaru
4 August 2022
30 August 2024
27
Srinivas Vutukuru
4 August 2022
17 April 2026
Vacant
Additional judges
#
Judge
Date of joining
1
Boppana Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Chakravarthi
4 August 2022
2
Tallapragada Mallikarjuna Rao
4 August 2022
3
Duppala Venkata Ramana
4 August 2022
Vacant
Bombay High Court The Bombay High Court sits at Mumbai , the capital of the state of Maharashtra, and has additional benches in Aurangabad and Nagpur in Maharashtra, as well as Panaji in the state of Goa. It may have a maximum of 94 judges, of which 71 must be permanently appointed and 23 may be additionally appointed. Currently, it has a total of 66 Judges.[7]
Permanent judges
#
Judge
Date of joining
Date of retirement
1
Dipankar Datta (CJ)
22 June 2006
8 February 2027
2
Sanjay V. Gangapurwala
13 March 2010
23 May 2024
3
Ramesh Deokinandan Dhanuka
23 January 2012
30 May 2023
4
Nitin Madhukar Jamdar
23 January 2012
9 January 2026
5
Dhiraj Singh Thakur
8 March 2013
24 April 2026
6
Sunil Balkrishna Shukre
13 May 2013
24 October 2023
7
Kalpathi Rajendran Shriram
21 June 2013
27 September 2025
8
Gautam Shirish Patel
21 June 2013
25 April 2024
9
Atul Sharachchandra Chandurkar
21 June 2013
6 April 2027
10
Revati Prashant Mohite Dere
21 June 2013
16 April 2027
11
Mahesh Sharadchandra Sonak
21 June 2013
27 November 2026
12
Ravindra Vithalrao Ghuge
21 June 2013
8 July 2028
13
Ajey Shrikant Gadkari
6 January 2014
13 June 2027
14
Nitin Wasudeo Sambre
6 January 2014
18 December 2029
15
Girish Sharadchandra Kulkarni
6 January 2014
23 June 2030
16
Burgess Pesi Colabawalla
6 January 2014
15 December 2029
17
Chandrakant Vasant Bhadang
3 March 2014
14 November 2022
18
Anuja Prabhudessai
3 March 2014
7 February 2024
19
Prakash Deu Naik
17 March 2016
29 April 2024
20
Makarand Subhash Karnik
17 March 2016
9 February 2031
21
Sandeep Kashinath Shinde
5 June 2017
16 January 2023
22
Rohit Baban Deo
5 June 2017
4 December 2025
23
Bharati Harish Dangre
5 June 2017
9 May 2030
24
Sarang Vijaykumar Kotwal
5 June 2017
12 April 2030
25
Riyaz Iqbal Changla
5 June 2017
21 October 2031
26
Manish Pitale
5 June 2017
10 September 2032
27
Mangesh Shivajirao Patil
5 June 2017
26 July 2025
28
Prithviraj Keshavrao Chavan
5 June 2017
21 February 2025
29
Vibha Vasant Kankanwadi
5 June 2017
23 June 2026
30
Shriram Madhusudan Modak
11 October 2018
12 November 2027
31
Nijamoddin Jahiroddin Jamadar
11 October 2018
21 September 2034
32
Vinay Gajanan Joshi
11 October 2018
13 November 2024
33
Rajendra Govind Avachat
11 October 2018
14 March 2026
34
Avinash Gunwant Gharote
23 August 2019
16 May 2025
35
Nitin Bhagawantrao Suryawanshi
23 August 2019
29 May 2028
36
Anil Satyavijay Kilor
23 August 2019
2 September 2028
37
Milind Narendra Jadhav
23 August 2019
13 August 2031
38
Mukulika Shrikant Jawalkar
5 December 2019
25 May 2026
39
Nitin Rudrasen Borkar
5 December 2019
1 August 2033
40
Madhav Jayajirao Jamdar
7 January 2020
12 January 2029
41
Amit Bhalchandra Borkar
7 January 2020
1 January 2034
42
Shrikant Dattatray Kulkarni
7 January 2020
1 November 2022
Vacant
Additional judges
#
Judge
Date of joining
1
Abhay Ahuja
4 March 2020
2
Rajesh Narayandas Laddha
25 June 2021
3
Sanjay Ganpatrao Mehare
25 June 2021
4
Govinda Ananda Sanap
25 June 2021
5
Shivkumar Ganpatrao Dige
25 June 2021
6
Anil Laxman Pansare
21 October 2021
7
Sandipkumar Chandrabhan More
21 October 2021
8
Urmila Sachin Joshi-Phalke
6 June 2022
9
Bharat Pandurang Deshpande
6 June 2022
10
Kishore Chandrakant Sant
19 July 2022
11
Valmiki SA Menezes
19 July 2022
12
Kamal Rashmi Khata
19 July 2022
13
Sharmila Uttamrao Deshmukh
19 July 2022
14
Arun Ramnath Pedneker
19 July 2022
15
Sandeep Vishnupant Marne
19 July 2022
16
Gauri Vinod Godse
19 July 2022
17
Rajesh Shantaram Patil
19 July 2022
18
Arif Saleh Doctor
19 July 2022
19
Sanjay Anandrao Deshmukh
7 October 2022
20
Yanshivraj Gopichand Khobragade
7 October 2022
21
Mahendra Wadhumal Chandwani
7 October 2022
22
Abhay Sopanrao Waghwase
7 October 2022
23
Ravindra Madhusudan Joshi
7 October 2022
24
Vrushali Vijay Joshi
7 October 2022
Vacant
Calcutta High Court The Calcutta High Court sits at Kolkata, the capital of the state of West Bengal, and has additional benches sitting at Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands , as well as at Jalpaiguri in West Bengal. It can have a total of 72 judges, of which 54 judges must be permanently appointed and 18 may be additionally appointed. Currently, it has 54 judges.[8]
Permanent judges
#
Judge
Date of joining
Date of retirement
1
Prakash Shrivastava (CJ)
18 January 2008
30 March 2023
2
T. S. Sivagnanam
31 March 2009
15 September 2025
3
Indra Prasanna Mukerji
18 May 2009
5 September 2025
4
Chitta Ranjan Dash
7 October 2009
20 May 2024
5
Harish Tandon
13 April 2010
5 November 2026
6
Soumen Sen
13 April 2011
26 July 2027
7
Joymalya Bagchi
27 June 2011
2 October 2028
8
Subrata Talukdar
30 October 2013
3 July 2023
9
Tapabrata Chakraborty
30 October 2013
26 November 2028
10
Arijit Banerjee
30 October 2013
6 March 2029
11
Debangsu Basak
30 October 2013
18 June 2028
12
Rajasekhar Mantha
21 September 2017
28 October 2029
13
Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya
21 September 2017
29 August 2032
14
Moushumi Bhattacharya
21 September 2017
26 October 2029
15
Shekhar B. Saraf
21 September 2017
20 October 2033
16
Rajarshi Bharadwaj
21 September 2017
3 August 2029
17
Shampa Sarkar
12 March 2018
17 February 2030
18
Ravi Krishan Kapur
12 March 2018
4 October 2033
19
Arindam Mukherjee
12 March 2018
29 September 2030
20
Biswajit Basu
2 May 2018
3 January 2026
21
Amrita Sinha
2 May 2018
24 December 2031
22
Abhijit Gangopadhyay
2 May 2018
19 August 2024
23
Jay Sen Gupta
2 May 2018
29 May 2032
24
Bibek Chaudhuri
12 October 2018
31 October 2026
25
Subhasis Das Gupta
12 October 2018
21 February 2023
26
Suvra Ghosh
19 November 2018
22 April 2030
27
Md. Nizamuddin
12 February 2019
13 April 2024
28
Tirthankar Ghosh
12 February 2019
28 September 2030
29
Hiranmay Bhattacharyya
12 February 2019
17 December 2030
30
Saugata Bhattacharyya
12 February 2019
26 July 2034
31
Kausik Chanda
1 October 2019
3 January 2036
32
Aniruddha Roy
5 May 2020
14 October 2031
33
Rabindranath Samanta
27 August 2021
23 June 2023
34
Sugato Majumdar
27 August 2021
24 December 2029
35
Bivas Pattanayak
27 August 2021
22 November 2032
Vacant
Additional judges
#
Judge
Date of joining
1
Krishna Rao
18 November 2021
2
Bibhas Ranjan De
18 November 2021
3
Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee
18 November 2021
4
Ananya Bandyopadhyay
18 May 2022
5
Rai Chattopadhyay
18 May 2022
6
Subhendu Samanta
18 May 2022
7
Shampa Dutt (Paul)
6 June 2022
8
Siddhartha Roy Chowdhury
6 June 2022
9
Raja Basu Chowdhury
9 June 2022
10
Lapita Banerji
9 June 2022
11
Biswaroop Chowdhury
31 August 2022
12
Partha Sarathi Sen
31 August 2022
13
Prasenjit Biswas
31 August 2022
14
Uday Kumar
31 August 2022
15
Ajay Kumar Gupta
31 August 2022
16
Supratim Bhattacharya
31 August 2022
17
Partha Sarathi Chatterjee
31 August 2022
18
Apurba Sinha Ray
31 August 2022
19
Md. Shabbar Rashidi
31 August 2022
Chhattisgarh High Court The Chhattisgarh High Court sits at Bilaspur in the state of Chhattisgarh, and may have a maximum of 22 judges, of which 17 may be permanent and 5 may be additionally appointed. Currently, it has 14 judges.[9]
Permanent judges
#
Judge
Date of joining
Date of retirement
1
Arup Kumar Goswami (CJ)
24 January 2011
10 March 2023
2
Goutam Bhaduri
16 September 2013
9 November 2024
3
Sanjay Kumar Agrawal
16 September 2013
14 July 2027
4
Puthichira Sam Koshy
16 September 2013
29 April 2029
5
Sanjay Agrawal
29 September 2016
20 August 2026
6
Arvind Singh Chandel
27 June 2017
31 August 2025
7
Parth Prateem Sahu
18 June 2018
18 April 2033
8
Rajani Dubey
18 June 2018
29 June 2026
Vacant
Additional judges
#
Judge
Date of joining
1
Narendra Kumar Vyas
22 March 2021
2
Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi
22 March 2021
3
Deepak Kumar Tiwari
8 October 2021
4
Sachin Singh Rajput
16 May 2022
5
Rakesh Mohan Pandey
2 August 2022
6
Radhakishan Agrawal
2 August 2022
Delhi High Court The Delhi High Court sits at Delhi , the capital of India, and may have a maximum of 60 judges, of which 46 may be permanently appointed and 14 additionally appointed. Currently, it has 46 judges.[10]
Permanent judges
#
Judge
Date of joining
Date of retirement
1
Satish Chandra Sharma (CJ)
18 January 2008
29 November 2023
2
Siddharth Mridul
13 March 2008
21 November 2024
3
Manmohan
13 March 2008
16 December 2024
4
Rajiv Shakdher
11 April 2008
18 October 2024
5
Suresh Kumar Kait
5 September 2008
23 May 2025
6
Mukta Gupta
23 October 2009
27 June 2023
7
Najmi Waziri
17 April 2013
14 July 2023
8
Sanjeev Sachdeva
17 April 2013
25 December 2026
9
Vibhu Bakhru
17 April 2013
1 November 2028
10
Valluri Kameswar Rao
17 April 2013
6 August 2027
11
Yashwant Varma
13 October 2014
5 January 2031
12
Anu Malhotra
8 November 2016
26 November 2022
13
Yogesh Khanna
8 November 2016
30 December 2023
14
Rekha Palli
15 May 2017
8 March 2025
15
Prathiba M. Singh
15 May 2017
19 July 2030
16
Navin Chawla
15 May 2017
6 August 2031
17
C. Hari Shankar
15 May 2017
3 May 2030
18
Chandra Dhari Singh
22 September 2017
11 July 2031
19
Sabramonium Prasad
4 June 2018
21 June 2029
20
Jyoti Singh
22 October 2018
30 September 2028
21
Prateek Jalan
22 October 2018
3 April 2032
22
Anup Jairam Bhambhani
22 October 2018
4 December 2027
23
Sanjeev Narula
22 October 2018
23 August 2032
24
Manoj Kumar Ohri
20 November 2018
11 November 2031
25
Talwant Singh
27 May 2019
3 June 2023
26
Rajnish Bhatnagar
27 May 2019
13 June 2024
27
Jasmeet Singh
24 February 2021
25 February 2030
28
Amit Bansal
24 February 2021
7 February 2031
29
Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav
8 October 2021
3 October 2038
30
Neena Bansal Krishna
28 February 2022
17 June 2027
31
Dinesh Kumar Sharma
28 February 2022
20 September 2027
32
Anoop Kumar Mendiratta
28 February 2022
5 March 2025
33
Sudhir Kumar Jain
28 February 2022
9 November 2024
34
Poonam A. Bamba
28 March 2022
31 August 2023
35
Swarana Kanta Sharma
28 March 2022
4 August 2030
36
Tara Vitasta Ganju
18 May 2022
11 August 2033
37
Mini Pushkarna
18 May 2022
30 November 2033
38
Vikas Mahajan
18 May 2022
7 August 2031
39
Tushar Rao Gedela
18 May 2022
17 July 2029
40
Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora
18 May 2022
13 February 2036
41
Sachin Datta
18 May 2022
14 August 2035
42
Amit Mahajan
18 May 2022
19 April 2036
43
Gaurang Kanth
18 May 2022
19 August 2037
44
Saurabh Banerjee
18 May 2022
19 January 2038
45
Anish Dayal
2 June 2022
14 March 2035
Vacant
Additional judges
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Judge
Date of joining
1
Amit Sharma
2 June 2022
Vacant
Gauhati High Court The Gauhati High Court sits at Guwahati in the state of Assam, and has a maximum permitted strength of 24 judges, of which 18 may be permanently appointed, and 6 may be additionally appointed.[11]
Permanent judges
#
Judge
Date of joining
Date of retirement
1
Rashmin Manharbhai Chhaya (CJ)
17 February 2011
11 January 2023
2
N. Kotiswar Singh
17 October 2011
28 February 2025
3
Manash Ranjan Pathak
22 May 2013
27 August 2027
4
Lanusungkum Jamir
22 May 2013
28 February 2026
5
Michael Zothankhuma
7 January 2015
22 October 2027
6
Suman Shyam
7 January 2015
11 June 2031
7
Songkhupchung Serto
14 March 2016
28 February 2023
8
Achintya Malla Bujor Barua
15 November 2016
14 December 2023
9
Kalyan Rai Surana
15 November 2016
12 December 2027
10
Nelson Sailo
15 November 2016
8 October 2030
11
Ajit Borthakur
15 November 2016
30 November 2023
12
Sanjay Kumar Medhi
19 November 2018
7 March 2033
13
Nani Tagia
19 November 2018
15 May 2031
14
Manish Choudhury
18 January 2019
28 February 2034
15
Soumitra Saikia
26 November 2019
24 July 2031
16
Parthivjyoti Saikia
26 November 2019
17 April 2027
Vacant
Additional judges
#
Judge
Date of Joining
1
Robin Phukan
21 June 2021
2
Kakheto Sema
13 October 2021
3
Devashis Baruah
13 October 2021
4
Malasri Nandi
13 October 2021
5
Marli Vankung
13 October 2021
6
Arun Dev Choudhury
5 November 2021
7
Susmita Phukan Khaund
16 August 2022
8
Mitali Thakuria
16 August 2022
Gujarat High Court The Gujarat High Court sits at Ahmedabad, in the state of Gujarat and is permitted to have a maximum strength of 52 judges of which 39 may be permanently appointed and 13 additionally appointed. Currently, it has 28 judges.[12]
Permanent judges
#
Judge
Date of joining
Date of retirement
1
Aravind Kumar (CJ)
26 June 2009
13 July 2024
2
Sonia Giridhar Gokani
17 February 2011
25 February 2023
3
Ashish Jitendra Desai
21 November 2011
4 July 2024
4
Nilay Vipinchandra Anjari
21 November 2011
22 March 2027
5
Satish Hemchandra Vora
12 November 2012
29 May 2023
6
Vipul Manubhai Pancholi
1 October 2014
27 May 2030
7
Ashutosh Jayantilal Shastri
6 April 2016
13 January 2024
8
Biren Aniruddh Vaishnav
6 April 2016
21 May 2025
9
Alpesh Yeshwant Kogje
6 April 2016
15 July 2031
10
Arvindsingh Ishwarsingh Supehia
6 April 2016
30 August 2031
11
Umesh Amritlal Trivedi
22 October 2018
6 October 2025
12
Dr. Ashutosh Pushkerray Thaker
22 October 2018
26 December 2022
13
Bhargav Dhirenbhai Karia
5 March 2019
22 December 2027
14
Sangeeta Kamalsingh Vishen
5 March 2019
29 December 2031
15
Ilesh Jashvantrai Vora
3 March 2020
17 August 2027
16
Gita Gopi
3 March 2020
23 March 2028
17
Dr. Ashokkumar Chimanlal Joshi
3 March 2020
23 January 2023
18
Rajendra Meghraj Sareen
3 March 2020
22 February 2024
19
Vaibhavi Devang Nanavati
4 October 2020
14 November 2032
20
Nirzarkumar Sushilkumar Desai
4 October 2020
14 June 2035
21
Nikhil Shreedharan Kariel
4 October 2020
9 May 2036
22
Mauna Manish Bhatt
18 October 2021
14 January 2026
23
Samir Jyotindraprasad Dave
18 October 2021
27 July 2029
24
Hemant Maheshchandra Prachchhak
18 October 2021
3 June 2027
25
Sandeep Natvarlal Bhatt
18 October 2021
15 September 2029
26
Aniruddha Pradyumna Mayee
18 October 2021
1 July 2032
27
Niral Rashmikant Mehta
18 October 2021
27 October 2038
28
Nisha Mahendrabhai Thakore
18 October 2021
2 December 2037
Vacant
Additional judges
#
Judge
Date of joining
Vacant
Himachal Pradesh High Court The Himachal Pradesh High Court sits at Shimla in Himachal Pradesh, and is permitted to have a maximum of 17 judges of which 13 may be permanently appointed and 4 may be additionally appointed. Currently, it has 11 judges.[13]
Permanent judges
#
Judge
Date of joining
Date of retirement
1
Amjad Ahtesham Sayed (CJ)
11 April 2007
20 January 2023
2
Sabina
12 March 2008
19 April 2023
3
Tarlok Singh Chauhan
23 February 2014
8 January 2026
4
Vivek Singh Thakur
12 April 2016
16 April 2028
5
Ajay Mohan Goel
12 April 2016
10 January 2031
6
Sandeep Sharma
12 April 2016
19 July 2030
7
Chander Bhusan Barowalia
12 April 2016
14 March 2023
8
Jyotsna Rewal Dua
30 May 2019
24 May 2031
9
Satyen Vaidya
26 June 2021
21 December 2025
10
Sushil Kukreja
16 August 2022
13 April 2029
11
Virender Singh
16 August 2022
13 November 2028
Vacant
Additional judges
#
Judge
Date of joining
Vacant
Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court sits at Srinagar in the summer, and in Jammu in the winter, and has jurisdiction over Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. It is permitted to have a maximum of 17 judges, of which 13 may be permanent and 4 may be additionally appointed. Currently, it has 15 judges.[14]
Permanent judges
#
Judge
Date of joining
Date of retirement
1
Ali Mohammad Magrey (CJ)
8 March 2013
7 December 2022
2
Tashi Rabstan
8 March 2013
9 April 2025
3
Sanjeev Kumar
6 June 2017
7 April 2028
4
Sindhu Sharma
7 August 2018
9 October 2034
5
Rajnesh Oswal
2 April 2020
16 June 2035
6
Vinod Chatterji Koul
7 April 2020
20 January 2026
7
Sanjay Dhar
7 April 2020
10 May 2027
8
Puneet Gupta
7 April 2020
9 April 2025
9
Javed Iqbal Wani
12 June 2020
23 March 2026
10
Mohan Lal
9 November 2021
19 November 2023
11
Mohd. Akram Chowdhary
9 November 2021
9 June 2027
Vacant
Additional judges
#
Judge
Date of joining
1
Rahul Bharti
28 March 2022
2
Moksha Khajuria Kazmi
28 March 2022
3
Wasim Sadiq Nargal
3 June 2022
4
Rajesh Sekhri
29 July 2022
Jharkhand High Court The Jharkhand High Court sits at Ranchi and has jurisdiction over the state of Jharkhand . It is permitted to have a maximum of 25 judges of which 20 may be permanently appointed and 5 may be additionally appointed. Currently, it has 21 judges.[15]
Permanent judges
#
Judge
Date of joining
Date of retirement
1
Ravi Ranjan (CJ)
14 July 2008
19 December 2022
2
Aparesh Kumar Singh
24 January 2012
6 July 2027
3
Shree Chandrashekhar
17 January 2013
24 May 2027
4
Sujit Narayan Prasad
26 September 2014
19 June 2029
5
Rongon Mukhopadhyay
26 September 2014
28 December 2029
6
Ratnaker Bhengra
17 April 2015
4 October 2024
7
Ananda Sen
8 April 2016
14 August 2031
8
Dr. Shiva Nand Pathak
30 September 2016
14 January 2025
9
Rajesh Shankar
30 September 2016
15 December 2032
10
Anil Kumar Choudhary
20 May 2017
17 June 2027
11
Rajesh Kumar
6 January 2018
25 October 2030
12
Anubha Rawat Choudhary
6 January 2018
24 June 2032
13
Kailash Prasad Deo
6 January 2018
31 July 2029
14
Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi
18 February 2019
2 November 2027
15
Deepak Roshan
18 February 2019
11 December 2029
16
Subhash Chand
16 September 2020
31 December 2024
17
Gautam Kumar Choudhary
8 October 2021
15 March 2026
18
Ambuj Nath
8 October 2021
23 December 2025
19
Navneet Kumar
8 October 2021
19 March 2025
20
Sanjay Prasad
8 October 2021
16 January 2027
Additional judges
#
Judge
Date of Joining
1
Pradeep Kumar Srivastava
7 June 2022
Vacant
Karnataka High Court The Karnataka High Court sits at Bangalore and has jurisdiction over the state of Karnataka . It is permitted to have a maximum of 62 judges of which 47 may be permanently appointed and 15 may be additionally appointed. Currently, it has 49 judges.[16]
Permanent judges
#
Judge
Date of joining
Date of retirement
1
Prasanna B. Varale (CJ)
18 July 2008
22 June 2024
2
Alok Aradhe
29 December 2009
12 April 2026
3
Byrareddy Veerappa
2 January 2015
31 May 2023
4
Guhanathan Narendar
2 January 2015
9 January 2026
5
Pratinidhi Srinivasacharya Dinesh Kumar
2 January 2015
24 February 2024
6
Kempaiah Somashekar
14 November 2016
14 September 2025
7
Kotravva Somappa Mudagal
14 November 2016
21 December 2025
8
Sreenivas Harish Kumar
14 November 2016
15 June 2025
9
Hosur Bhujangaraya Prabhakara Sastry
21 February 2017
3 April 2024
10
Dixit Krishna Shripad
14 February 2018
19 July 2026
11
Shankar Ganapathi Pandit
14 February 2018
15 November 2027
12
Ramakrishna Devdas
14 February 2018
14 May 2031
13
Bhotanhosur Mallikarjuna Shyam Prasad
14 February 2018
7 January 2033
14
Siddappa Sunil Dutt Yadav
14 February 2018
2 August 2034
15
Mohammad Nawaz
2 June 2018
21 May 2027
16
Harekoppa Thimmanna Gowda Narendra Prasad
2 June 2018
31 May 2028
17
Hethur Puttaswamygowda Sandesh
3 November 2018
1 December 2026
18
Krishnan Natarajan
3 November 2018
4 November 2026
19
Singapuram Raghavachar Krishna Kumar
23 September 2019
6 May 2032
20
Ashok Subhashchandra Kinagi
23 September 2019
31 December 2031
21
Suraj Govindaraj
23 September 2019
13 May 2035
22
Sachin Shankar Magadum
23 September 2019
4 May 2034
23
Neranahalli Srinivasan Sanjay Gowda
11 November 2019
14 February 2029
24
Jyoti Mulimani
11 November 2019
14 August 2030
25
Nataraj Rangaswamy
11 November 2019
13 March 2032
26
Hemant Chandangoudar
11 November 2019
27 September 2031
27
Pradeep Singh Yerur
11 November 2019
20 June 2032
28
Maheshan Nagaprasan
26 November 2019
22 March 2033
29
Maralur Indrakumar Arun
7 January 2020
23 April 2032
30
Engalaguppe Seetharamaiah Indiresh
7 January 2020
15 April 2034
31
Ravi Venkappa Hosmani
7 January 2020
28 July 2033
32
Savanur Vishwajith Shetty
28 April 2020
18 May 2029
33
Shivashankar Amarannavar
4 May 2020
19 July 2032
34
Makkimane Ganeshaiah Uma
4 May 2020
9 March 2026
35
Vedavyasachar Srishananda
4 May 2020
28 March 2028
36
Hanchate Sanjeev Kumar
4 May 2020
12 May 2033
37
Padmaraj Nemachandra Desai
4 May 2020
20 May 2023
38
Mohammed Ghouse Shukure Kamal
17 March 2021
29 June 2033
39
Rajendra Badamikar
25 March 2021
31 May 2024
40
Khazi Jayabunnisa Mohiuddin
25 March 2021
7 October 2025
Vacant
Additional Judges
#
Judge
Date of Joining
1
Anant Ramanath Hegde
8 November 2021
2
Siddaiah Rachaiah
8 November 2021
3
Kannakuzhyil Sreedharan Hemalekha
8 November 2021
4
Cheppudira Monappa Poonacha
13 June 2022
5
Anil Bheemsen Katti
16 August 2022
6
Gurusiddaiah Basavaraja
16 August 2022
7
Chandrashekhar Mrutyunjaya Joshi
16 August 2022
8
Umesh Manjunathbhat Adiga
16 August 2022
9
Talkad Girigowda Shivashankare Gowda
16 August 2022
Vacant
Kerala High Court The Kerala High Court sits at Kochi and has jurisdiction over the state of Kerala . It is permitted to have a maximum of 47 judges of which 35 may be permanently appointed and 12 may be additionally appointed. Currently, it has 37 judges.[17]
Permanent judges
#
Judge
Date of joining
Date of retirement
1
S. Manikumar (CJ)
31 July 2006
23 April 2023
2
Krishnan Vinod Chandran
8 November 2011
24 April 2025
3
Sarasa Venkatanarayana Bhatti
12 April 2013
5 May 2024
4
Alexander Thomas
23 January 2014
3 September 2023
5
Muhamed Mustaque Ayumantakath
23 January 2014
31 May 2029
6
A. K. Jayasankaran Nambiar
23 January 2014
26 January 2028
7
Anil Kolavampara Narendran
23 January 2014
4 May 2029
8
Padmaraj Balakrishnannair Suresh Kumar
21 May 2014
29 June 2025
9
Amit Rawal
25 September 2014
20 September 2025
10
Shaji Paul Chaly
10 April 2015
28 May 2023
11
Anu Sivaraman
10 April 2015
24 May 2028
12
Raja Vijayaraghavan Valsala
10 April 2015
27 May 2029
13
Mary Joseph
10 April 2015
1 June 2024
14
Sathish Ninan
5 October 2016
31 March 2030
15
Devan Ramachandran
5 October 2016
18 March 2030
16
Somarajan P.
5 October 2016
13 July 2024
17
V. G. Arun
5 November 2018
24 January 2026
18
N. Nagaresh
5 November 2018
31 March 2026
19
Conrad Stansilaus Dias
18 November 2019
18 November 2031
20
Pulleri Vadhyarillath Kunhikrishnan
13 February 2020
21 May 2029
21
Thirumuppath Raghavan Ravi
6 March 2020
1 March 2027
22
Bechu Kurian Thomas
6 March 2020
4 December 2030
23
Gopinath Puzhankara
6 March 2020
12 November 2034
24
Mudalikulam Raman Anitha
6 March 2020
30 May 2023
25
Murali Purushothaman
25 February 2021
30 July 2029
26
Ziyad Rahman Alevakkatt Abdul Rahiman
25 February 2021
11 May 2034
27
Karunakaran Babu
25 February 2021
7 May 2026
28
Kauser Edappagath
25 February 2021
24 May 2030
Vacant
Additional judges
#
Judge
Date of joining
1
Abdul Rahim Musaliar Badharudeen
25 June 2021
2
Viju Abraham
13 August 2021
3
Mohammed Nias Chovvakkaran Puthiyapurayil
13 August 2021
4
Basant Balaji
8 October 2021
5
Chandrasekharan Kartha Jayachandran
20 October 2021
6
Sophy Thomas
20 October 2021
7
PuthenVeedu Gopala Pillai Ajithkumar
20 October 2021
8
Chandrasekharan Sudha
20 October 2021
9
Shoba Annamma Eapen
18 May 2022
Madhya Pradesh High Court The Madhya Pradesh High Court sits at Jabalpur and has jurisdiction over the state of Madhya Pradesh . It is permitted to have a maximum of 53 judges, of which 39 may be permanently appointed and 14 may be additionally appointed. Currently, it has 32 judges.[18]
Permanent judges
#
Judge
Date of joining
Date of retirement
1
Ravi Malimath (CJ)
18 February 2008
24 May 2024
2
Sheel Nagu
27 May 2011
31 December 2026
3
Sujoy Paul
27 May 2011
20 June 2026
4
Rohit Arya
12 September 2013
27 April 2024
5
Atul Sreedharan
7 April 2016
24 May 2028
6
Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari
7 April 2016
7 July 2028
7
Vivek Rusia
7 April 2016
1 August 2031
8
Anand Pathak
7 April 2016
17 July 2030
9
Vivek Agarwal
7 April 2016
27 June 2029
10
Nandita Dubey
7 April 2016
16 September 2023
11
Anjuli Palo
13 October 2016
18 May 2023
12
Virender Singh
13 October 2016
14 April 2023
13
Vijay Kumar Shukla
13 October 2016
27 June 2026
14
Gurpal Singh Ahluwalia
13 October 2016
19 February 2028
15
Subodh Abhyankar
13 October 2016
2 January 2031
16
Sanjay Dwivedi
19 June 2018
30 June 2025
17
Rajeev Kumar Shrivastava
19 November 2018
24 November 2022
18
Vishal Dhagat
27 May 2019
13 December 2031
19
Vishal Mishra
27 May 2019
16 July 2036
20
Anil Verma
25 June 2021
15 March 2026
21
Arun Kumar Sharma
25 June 2021
28 July 2023
22
Satyendra Kumar Singh
25 June 2021
23 October 2023
23
Sunita Yadav
25 June 2021
12 January 2025
24
Deepak Kumar Agarwal
25 June 2021
20 September 2023
25
Rajendra Kumar (Verma)
25 June 2021
30 June 2023
26
Pranay Verma
27 August 2021
11 December 2035
27
Maninder Singh Bhatti
15 February 2022
2 November 2030
28
Dwarka Dhish Bansal
15 February 2022
16 February 2030
29
Milind Ramesh Phadke
15 February 2022
5 November 2033
30
Amar Nath (Kesharwani)
15 February 2022
14 August 2024
31
Prakash Chandra Gupta
15 February 2022
31 March 2025
32
Dinesh Kumar Paliwal
15 February 2022
9 August 2025
Vacant
Additional judges
#
Judge
Date of joining
Vacant
Madras High Court The Madras High Court sits at Chennai and has jurisdiction over the state of Tamil Nadu . It is permitted to have a maximum of 75 judges, of which 56 may be permanently appointed and 19 may be additionally appointed. Currently, it has 54 judges.[19]
Permanent judges
#
Judge
Date of joining
Date of retirement
1
T. Raja (ACJ)
31 March 2009
24 May 2023
2
Paresh Ravishankar Upadhyay
21 November 2011
13 December 2022
3
Panzhayanur Narayanan Prakash
25 October 2013
11 January 2023
4
S. Vaidyanathan
25 October 2013
16 August 2024
5
R. Mahadevan
25 October 2013
9 June 2025
6
V. M. Velumani
20 December 2013
5 April 2024
7
D. Krishnakumar
7 April 2016
21 May 2025
8
S. S. Sundar
7 April 2016
2 May 2025
9
R. Subramanian
5 October 2016
24 July 2025
10
M. Sundar
5 October 2016
18 July 2028
11
R. Suresh Kumar
5 October 2016
28 May 2026
12
J. Nisha Banu
5 October 2016
17 September 2028
13
M. S. Ramesh
5 October 2016
27 December 2025
14
S. M. Subramaniam
5 October 2016
30 May 2027
15
Dr. Anita Sumanth
5 October 2016
14 April 2032
16
P. Velmurugan
5 October 2016
8 June 2027
17
Dr. G. Jayachandran
5 October 2016
31 March 2027
18
C. V. Karthikeyan
5 October 2016
13 December 2026
19
R. M. T. Teeka Raman
16 November 2016
8 June 2025
20
N. Sathish Kumar
16 November 2016
5 May 2029
21
N. Seshasayee
16 November 2016
7 January 2025
22
V. Bhavani Subbaroyan
28 June 2017
16 May 2025
23
A. D. Jagadish Chandira
28 June 2017
14 February 2028
24
G. R. Swaminathan
28 June 2017
31 May 2030
25
Abdul Quddhose
28 June 2017
7 September 2031
26
M. Dhandapani
28 June 2017
14 April 2030
27
Pondicherry Daivasigamani Audikesavalu
28 June 2017
29 December 2032
28
R. Tharani
1 December 2017
9 June 2023
29
R. Hemalatha
1 December 2017
30 April 2025
30
P. T. Asha
4 June 2018
21 August 2028
31
N. Nirmal Kumar
4 June 2018
22 November 2027
32
N. Anand Venkatesh
4 June 2018
3 July 2031
33
G. K. Ilanthiraiyan
4 June 2018
8 July 2032
34
Krishnan Ramasmy
4 June 2018
2 June 2030
35
C. Saravanan
4 June 2018
30 November 2033
36
B. Pugalendhi
20 November 2018
24 May 2029
37
Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy
22 February 2019
1 October 2028
38
Govindarajulu Chandrasekharan
3 December 2020
30 May 2024
39
Veerasamy Sivagnanam
3 December 2020
31 May 2025
40
Ilangovan Ganesan
3 December 2020
4 June 2025
41
Sathi Kumar Sukumara Kurup
3 December 2020
17 July 2025
42
Murali Shankar Kuppuraju
3 December 2020
30 May 2030
43
Manjula Ramaraju Nalliah
3 December 2020
15 February 2026
44
Thamilselvi T. Valayapalayam
3 December 2020
18 June 2030
Vacant
Additional judges
#
Judge
Date of joining
1
A. A. Nakkiran
3 December 2020
2
Sundaram Srimathy
20 October 2021
3
D. Bharatha Chakravarthy
20 October 2021
4
R. Vijayakumar
20 October 2021
5
Mohammed Shaffiq
20 October 2021
6
J. Sathya Narayana Prasad
29 October 2021
7
Nidumolu Mala
28 March 2022
8
S. Sounthar
28 March 2022
9
Sunder Mohan
6 June 2022
10
Kabali Kumaresh Babu
6 June 2022
Vacant
Manipur High Court The Manipur High Court sits at Imphal and has jurisdiction over the state of Manipur . It is permitted to have a maximum of 5 judges of which 4 may be permanently appointed and 1 may be additionally appointed. Currently, it has 3 judges.[20]
Permanent judges
#
Judge
Date of joining
Date of retirement
1
P. V. Sanjay Kumar (CJ)
8 August 2008
13 August 2025
2
M. V. Muralidaran
7 April 2016
15 April 2024
3
Ahanthem Bimol Singh
18 March 2020
31 January 2028
Vacant
Additional judges
#
Judge
Date of joining
Vacant
Meghalaya High Court The Meghalaya High Court sits at Shillong and has jurisdiction over the state of Meghalaya. It is permitted to have a maximum of 4 judges of which 3 may be permanently appointed and 1 may be additionally appointed. Currently, it has 3 judges.[21]
Permanent judges
#
Judge
Date of joining
Date of retirement
1
Sanjib Banerjee (CJ)
22 June 2006
1 November 2023
2
Hamarsan Singh Thangkhiew
19 November 2018
23 December 2028
3
Wanlura Diengdoh
15 November 2019
8 November 2027
Additional judges
#
Judge
Date of joining
Vacant
Orissa High Court The Orissa High Court sits at Cuttack and has jurisdiction over the state of Odisha . It is permitted to have a maximum of 33 judges of which 24 may be permanently appointed and 9 may be additionally appointed. Currently, it has 22 judges.[22]
Permanent judges
#
Judge
Date of joining
Date of retirement
1
S. Muralidhar (CJ)
29 May 2006
7 August 2023
2
Jaswant Singh
5 December 2007
22 February 2023
3
Subhasis Talapatra
15 November 2011
3 October 2023
4
Dr. Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi
20 June 2013
19 July 2024
5
Arindam Sinha
30 October 2013
21 September 2027
6
Debabrata Dash
29 November 2013
11 October 2024
7
Biswanath Rath
2 July 2014
6 September 2023
8
Sangam Kumar Sahoo
2 July 2014
4 June 2026
9
Krushna Ram Mohapatra
17 April 2015
17 April 2027
10
Bibhu Prasad Routray
8 November 2019
31 January 2032
11
Sanjeeb Kumar Panigrahi
10 February 2020
28 July 2034
12
Savitri Ratho
11 June 2020
3 July 2030
13
Mruganka Sekhar Sahoo
19 October 2021
6 September 2033
14
Radha Krishna Pattanaik
19 October 2021
24 October 2032
15
Sashikanta Mishra
19 October 2021
16 January 2029
16
Aditya Kumar Mohapatra
5 November 2021
25 February 2031
17
V. Narasingh
14 February 2022
18 January 2029
18
Biraja Prasanna Satapathy
14 February 2022
19 August 2028
19
Murahari Sri Raman
14 February 2022
7 June 2032
20
Sanjay Kumar Mishra
10 June 2022
13 November 2029
21
Gourishankar Satapathy
13 August 2022
24 April 2034
22
Chittaranjan Dash
13 August 2022
11 November 2026
Vacant
Additional judges
#
Judge
Date of joining
Vacant
Patna High Court The Patna High Court sits at Patna , and has jurisdiction over the state of Bihar . It may have a maximum of 53 judges, of which 40 may be permanently appointed and 13 may be additionally appointed. Currently, it has 34 judges.[23]
Permanent judges
#
Judge
Date of joining
Date of retirement
1
Sanjay Karol (CJ)
8 March 2007
22 August 2023
2
Ahsanuddin Amanullah
20 June 2011
10 May 2025
3
Chakradhari Sharan Singh
5 April 2012
19 January 2025
4
Ananta Manohar Badar
3 March 2014
9 August 2023
5
Ashutosh Kumar
15 May 2014
30 September 2028
6
Pavankumar Bhimappa Bajanthri
2 January 2015
22 October 2025
7
Sudhir Singh
15 April 2015
10 December 2027
8
Sanjeev Prakash Sharma
16 November 2016
26 September 2026
9
Arvind Srivastava
9 December 2016
3 April 2024
10
Anil Kumar Upadhyay
22 May 2017
3 December 2024
11
Rajeev Ranjan Prasad
22 May 2017
4 September 2028
12
Madhuresh Prasad
22 May 2017
1 October 2030
13
Mohit Kumar Shah
22 May 2017
25 April 2031
14
Anjani Kumar Sharan
17 April 2019
9 April 2025
15
Anil Kumar Sinha
17 April 2019
18 June 2027
16
Prabhat Kumar Singh
17 April 2019
1 January 2029
17
Partha Sarthy
17 April 2019
21 October 2031
18
Nawneet Kumar Pandey
7 October 2021
28 February 2028
19
Sunil Kumar Panwar
7 October 2021
14 August 2024
20
Sandeep Kumar
20 October 2021
19 January 2029
21
Purnendu Singh
20 October 2021
3 February 2029
22
Satyavrat Verma
20 October 2021
5 December 2030
23
Rajesh Kumar Verma
20 October 2021
11 December 2031
24
Rajiv Roy
29 March 2022
31 October 2027
25
Harish Kumar
29 March 2022
9 January 2037
26
Shailendra Singh
4 June 2022
3 June 2034
27
Arun Kumar Jha
4 June 2022
16 October 2033
28
Jitendra Kumar
4 June 2022
1 November 2031
29
Alok Kumar Pandey
4 June 2022
31 August 2033
30
Sunil Dutta Mishra
4 June 2022
19 December 2029
31
Chandra Prakash Singh
4 June 2022
22 December 2025
32
Chandra Shekhar Jha
4 June 2022
31 December 2030
33
Khatim Reza
5 June 2022
4 December 2028
34
Anshuman
5 June 2022
10 June 2031
Vacant
Additional judges
#
Judge
Date of joining
Vacant
Punjab and Haryana High Court The Punjab and Haryana High Court sits at Chandigarh , and has jurisdiction over the states of Punjab and Haryana and the union territory of Chandigarh. It may have a maximum of 85 judges of which 64 may be permanently appointed and 21 may be additionally appointed. Currently, it has 66 judges.[24]
Permanent judges
#
Judge
Date of joining
Date of retirement
1
Ravi Shanker Jha (CJ)
18 October 2005
13 October 2023
2
Augustine George Masih
10 July 2008
11 March 2025
3
Ritu Bahri
16 August 2010
10 October 2024
4
Tajinder Singh Dhindsa
30 September 2011
5 March 2023
5
Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia
30 September 2011
31 October 2027
6
M. S. Ramachandra Rao
29 June 2012
6 August 2028
7
Harinder Singh Sindhu
28 December 2013
16 May 2023
8
Arun Palli
28 December 2013
17 September 2026
9
Lisa Gill
31 March 2014
16 November 2028
10
Sureshwar Thakur
5 May 2014
17 May 2025
11
Bawa Singh Walia
25 September 2014
27 August 2023
12
Raj Mohan Singh
25 September 2014
17 August 2024
13
Jaishree Thakur
25 September 2014
23 July 2023
14
Deepak Sibal
25 September 2014
2 September 2029
15
Anupinder Singh Grewal
25 September 2014
9 March 2026
16
Harminder Singh Madaan
12 December 2016
3 August 2023
17
Gurvinder Singh Gill
28 June 2017
11 May 2026
18
Arvind Singh Sangwan
10 July 2017
22 December 2024
19
Rajbir Sehrawat
10 July 2017
30 October 2024
20
Anil Kshetarpal
10 July 2017
18 November 2026
21
Avneesh Jhingan
10 July 2017
28 January 2031
22
Mahabir Singh Sindhu
10 July 2017
3 April 2029
23
Sudhir Mittal
10 July 2017
5 June 2023
24
Manjari Nehru Kaul
29 October 2018
4 October 2025
25
Harsimran Singh Sethi
29 October 2018
21 October 2029
26
Arun Monga
29 October 2018
20 December 2030
27
Manoj Bajaj
29 October 2018
22 June 2028
28
Lalit Batra
16 November 2018
30 May 2024
29
Harnaresh Singh Gill
3 December 2018
25 September 2023
30
Anoop Chitkara
30 May 2019
28 April 2028
31
Suvir Sehgal
26 October 2019
6 June 2027
32
Alka Sarin
26 October 2019
20 June 2028
33
Jasgurpreet Singh Puri
22 November 2019
29 August 2027
34
Ashok Kumar Verma
28 November 2019
8 June 2023
35
Meenakshi I. Mehta
28 November 2019
8 March 2026
36
Karamjit Singh
28 November 2019
16 April 2025
37
Vivek Puri
28 November 2019
11 January 2024
38
Archana Puri
28 November 2019
12 December 2026
39
Rajesh Kumar Bhardwaj
14 September 2020
9 January 2028
Additional judges
#
Judge
Date of joining
1
Vikas Bahl
25 May 2021
2
Vikas Suri
29 October 2021
3
Sandeep Moudgil
29 October 2021
4
Vinod Sharma (Bhardwaj)
29 October 2021
5
Pankaj Jain
29 October 2021
6
Jasjit Singh Bedi
29 October 2021
7
Nidhi Gupta
16 August 2022
8
Sanjay Vashisth
16 August 2022
9
Tribhuvan Dahiya
16 August 2022
10
Namit Kumar
16 August 2022
11
Harkesh Manuja
16 August 2022
12
Aman Chaudhary
16 August 2022
13
Naresh Singh
16 August 2022
14
Harsh Bunger
16 August 2022
15
Jagmohan Bansal
16 August 2022
16
Deepak Manchanda
16 August 2022
17
Alok Jain
16 August 2022
18
Kuldeep Tiwari
2 November 2022
19
Gurbir Singh
2 November 2022
20
Deepak Gupta
2 November 2022
21
Amarjot Bhatti
2 November 2022
22
Manisha Batra
2 November 2022
23
Harpreet Kaur Jeewan
2 November 2022
24
Sukhvinder Kaur
2 November 2022
25
Sanjiv Berry
2 November 2022
26
Vikram Aggarwal
2 November 2022
27
Ritu Tagore
2 November 2022
Rajasthan High Court The Rajasthan High Court sits at Jodhpur and has jurisdiction over the state of Rajasthan. It may have a maximum of 50 judges of which 38 may be permanently appointed and 12 may be additionally appointed. Currently, it has 27 judges.[25]
Permanent judges
#
Judge
Date of joining
Date of retirement
1
Pankaj Mithal (CJ)
7 July 2006
16 June 2023
2
Manindra Mohan Shrivastava
10 December 2009
5 March 2026
3
Sandeep Mehta
30 May 2011
10 January 2025
4
Vijay Bishnoi
8 January 2013
25 March 2026
5
Arun Bhansali
8 January 2013
14 October 2029
6
Prakash Gupta
15 October 2014
10 November 2022
7
Pankaj Bhandari
11 April 2016
22 January 2025
8
Birendra Kumar
16 November 2016
22 May 2025
9
Dr. Pushpendra Singh Bhati
16 November 2016
20 September 2032
10
Dinesh Mehta
16 November 2016
27 January 2030
11
Vinit Kumar Mathur
16 November 2016
30 March 2032
12
Ashok Kumar Gaur
16 May 2017
24 September 2023
13
Manoj Kumar Garg
16 May 2017
18 November 2025
14
Inderjeet Singh
16 May 2017
24 July 2027
15
Narendra Singh Dhaddha
22 April 2019
2 September 2025
16
Mahendar Kumar Goyal
6 November 2019
22 March 2029
17
Chandra Kumar Songara
6 March 2020
28 August 2023
18
Farjand Ali
18 October 2021
14 December 2030
19
Sudesh Bansal
18 October 2021
4 May 2034
20
Anoop Kumar Dhand
18 October 2021
16 March 2035
21
Vinod Kumar Bharwani
18 October 2021
8 July 2028
22
Madan Gopal Vyas
18 October 2021
25 January 2025
23
Uma Shanker Vyas
29 October 2021
15 June 2028
24
Rekha Borana
29 October 2021
1 December 2035
25
Sameer Jain
29 October 2021
4 March 2036
26
Kuldeep Mathur
6 June 2022
9 December 2032
27
Shubha Mehta
6 June 2022
4 July 2028
Vacant
Additional judges
#
Judge
Date of joining
Vacant
Sikkim High Court The Sikkim High Court sits at Gangtok and has jurisdiction over the state of Sikkim. It may have a maximum of 3 judges, all of whom must be permanently appointed. Currently, it has 3 judges.[26]
Permanent judges
#
Judge
Date of joining
Date of retirement
1
Biswanath Somadder (CJ)
22 June 2006
14 December 2025
2
Meenakshi Madan Rai
15 April 2015
11 July 2026
3
Bhaskar Raj Pradhan
23 May 2017
18 October 2028
Telangana High Court The Telangana High Court sits at Hyderabad and has jurisdiction over the state of Telangana . It may have a maximum of 42 Judges of which 32 may be permanently appointed and 10 may be additionally appointed. Currently, it has 33 judges.[27]
Permanent judges
#
Judge
Date of joining
Date of retirement
1
Ujjal Bhuyan (CJ)
17 October 2011
1 August 2026
2
Ponugoti Naveen Rao
12 April 2013
14 July 2023
3
Dr. Shameem Akhter
17 January 2017
31 December 2022
4
Abhinand Kumar Shavili
21 September 2017
7 October 2025
5
Tadakamalla Vinod Kumar
26 August 2019
16 November 2026
6
Annireddy Abhishek Reddy
26 August 2019
6 November 2029
7
Kunuru Lakshman
26 August 2019
7 June 2028
8
Bollampally Vijaysen Reddy
2 May 2020
21 August 2032
9
Lalitha Kanneganti
2 May 2020
4 May 2033
10
Perugu Sree Sudha
15 October 2021
5 June 2029
11
Chillakur Sumalatha
15 October 2021
4 December 2034
12
Gurijala Radha Rani
15 October 2021
28 June 2025
13
Munnuri Laxman
15 October 2021
23 December 2027
14
Noonsavath Tukaramji
15 October 2021
23 January 2035
15
Addula Venkateshwara Reddy
15 October 2021
14 April 2023
16
Patlolla Madhavi Devi
15 October 2021
27 December 2027
17
Kasoju Surendhar
24 March 2022
10 January 2030
18
Surepalli Nanda
24 March 2022
3 April 2031
19
Mummineni Sudheer Kumar
24 March 2022
19 May 2031
20
Juvvadi Sridevi
24 March 2022
9 August 2034
21
Natcharaju Shravan Kumar Venkat
24 March 2022
17 August 2029
22
Gunnu Anupama Chakravarthy
24 March 2022
20 March 2032
23
Maturi Girija Priyadarsini
24 March 2022
29 August 2026
24
Sambasivarao Naidu
24 March 2022
31 July 2024
25
Anugu Santhosh Reddy
24 March 2022
20 June 2023
26
Devaraju Nagarjun
24 March 2022
14 August 2024
27
Chada Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy
4 August 2022
27 June 2030
28
E. V. Venugopal
16 August 2022
15 August 2029
29
Nagesh Bheemapaka
16 August 2022
7 March 2031
30
P. Elamadar
16 August 2022
3 June 2029
31
K. Sharath
16 August 2022
28 January 2033
Vacant
Additional judges
#
Judge
Date of joining
1
J. Srinivas Rao
16 August 2022
2
Namavarapu Rajeshwar Rao
16 August 2022
Vacant
Tripura High Court The Tripura High Court sits at Agartala and has jurisdiction over the state of Tripura . It may have a maximum of 5 judges of which 4 may be permanently appointed and 1 may be additionally appointed. Currently, it has 4 judges.[28]
Permanent judges Additional judges
#
Judge
Date of joining
Vacant
Uttarakhand High Court The Uttarakhand High Court sits at Nainital and has jurisdiction over the state of Uttarakhand . It may have a maximum of 11 judges of which 9 may be permanently appointed and 2 may be additionally appointed. Currently, it has 7 judges.[29]
Permanent judges
#
Judge
Date of joining
Date of Retirement
1
Vipin Sanghi (CJ)
29 May 2006
26 October 2023
2
Sanjaya Kumar Mishra
7 October 2009
28 December 2023
3
Manoj Kumar Tiwari
19 May 2017
18 September 2027
4
Sharad Kumar Sharma
19 May 2017
31 December 2023
5
Ramesh Chandra Khulbe
3 December 2018
2 January 2023
6
Ravindra Maithani
3 December 2018
24 June 2027
7
Alok Kumar Verma
27 May 2019
15 August 2026
Vacant
Additional judges
#
Judge
Date of joining
Vacant
List of Judges by seniority (in cumulative) Judge names which don't have date of retirement indicated are "Additional Judges".[2]
See also References
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