List of sitting judges of the high courts of India
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There are 25 High courts in India. The number of total judges sanctioned in these high courts are 1114 of which 840 judges are permanent and remaining 274 sanctioned for additional judges.[1]As of 20May2024[update], 340 of the seats, about 30% are vacant.[1]
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] The Court currently has 87 judges.[4][5]
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]
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]
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 45 judges.[8]
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 16 judges.[9]
The Delhi High Court sits at Delhi, the capital of India, and may have a maximum of 60 judges, of which 45 may be permanently appointed and 15 additionally appointed. Currently, it has 42 judges.[10]
The Gauhati High Court sits at Guwahati in the state of Assam, and has a maximum permitted strength of 30 judges, of which 22 may be permanently appointed, and 8 may be additionally appointed.[11] Currently, it has 24 judges.
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 29 judges.[12]
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 12 judges.[13]
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 16 judges.[14]
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 19 judges.[15]
Permanent judges
#
Judge
Date of joining
Date of retirement
1
Shree Chandrashekhar (ACJ)
17 January 2013
24 May 2027
2
Sujit Narayan Prasad
26 September 2014
19 June 2029
3
Rongon Mukhopadhyay
26 September 2014
28 December 2029
4
Ratnaker Bhengra
17 April 2015
4 October 2024
5
Ananda Sen
8 April 2016
14 August 2031
6
Dr. Shiva Nand Pathak
30 September 2016
14 January 2025
7
Rajesh Shankar
30 September 2016
15 December 2032
8
Anil Kumar Choudhary
20 May 2017
17 June 2027
9
Rajesh Kumar
6 January 2018
25 October 2030
10
Anubha Rawat Choudhary
6 January 2018
24 June 2032
11
Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi
18 February 2019
2 November 2027
12
Deepak Roshan
18 February 2019
11 December 2029
13
Subhash Chand
16 September 2020
31 December 2024
14
Gautam Kumar Choudhary
8 October 2021
15 March 2026
15
Ambuj Nath
8 October 2021
23 December 2025
16
Navneet Kumar
8 October 2021
19 March 2025
17
Sanjay Prasad
8 October 2021
16 January 2027
18
Pradeep Kumar Srivastava
7 June 2022
31 December 2027
19
Arun Kumar Rai
5 February 2024
25 January 2032
Vacant
Additional judges
#
Judge
Date of Joining
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 50 judges.[16]
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 42 judges.[17]
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 40 may be permanently appointed and 13 may be additionally appointed. Currently, it has 37 judges.[18]
Permanent judges
#
Judge
Date of joining
Date of retirement
1
Sheel Nagu (ACJ)
27 May 2011
31 December 2026
2
Raj Mohan Singh
25 September 2014
17 August 2024
3
Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari
7 April 2016
7 July 2028
4
Vivek Rusia
7 April 2016
1 August 2031
5
Anand Pathak
7 April 2016
17 July 2030
6
Vivek Agarwal
7 April 2016
27 June 2029
7
Vijay Kumar Shukla
13 October 2016
27 June 2026
8
Gurpal Singh Ahluwalia
13 October 2016
19 February 2028
9
Subodh Abhyankar
13 October 2016
2 January 2031
10
Sanjay Dwivedi
19 June 2018
30 June 2025
11
Rajendra Kumar - IV
22 November 2018
30 June 2024
12
Vishal Dhagat
27 May 2019
13 December 2031
13
Vishal Mishra
27 May 2019
16 July 2036
14
Anil Verma
25 June 2021
15 March 2026
15
Sunita Yadav
25 June 2021
12 January 2025
16
Pranay Verma
27 August 2021
11 December 2035
17
Maninder Singh Bhatti
15 February 2022
2 November 2030
18
Dwarka Dhish Bansal
15 February 2022
16 February 2030
19
Milind Ramesh Phadke
15 February 2022
5 November 2033
20
Amar Nath (Kesharwani)
15 February 2022
14 August 2024
21
Prakash Chandra Gupta
15 February 2022
31 March 2025
22
Dinesh Kumar Paliwal
15 February 2022
9 August 2025
23
Duppala Venkata Ramana
4 August 2022
2 June 2025
24
Roopesh Chandra Varshney
1 May 2023
26 December 2024
25
Anuradha Shukla
1 May 2023
12 June 2029
26
Sanjeev Sudhakar Kalgaonkar
1 May 2023
22 February 2032
27
Prem Narayan Singh
1 May 2023
13 August 2025
28
Achal Kumar Paliwal
1 May 2023
25 December 2025
29
Hirdesh
1 May 2023
27 May 2026
30
Avanindra Kumar Singh
1 May 2023
17 September 2026
31
Vinay Saraf
6 November 2023
14 June 2031
32
Vivek Jain
6 November 2023
29 December 2037
33
Rajendra Kumar Vani
6 November 2023
17 August 2027
34
Pramod Kumar Agarwal
6 November 2023
8 November 2026
35
Binod Kumar Dwivedi
6 November 2023
14 June 2026
36
Devnarayan Mishra
6 November 2023
30 April 2029
37
Gajendra Singh
6 November 2023
14 January 2028
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 65 judges.[19]
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 4 judges.[20]
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 4 judges.[21]
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 21 judges.[22]
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 33 judges.[23]
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 55 judges.[24]
Permanent judges
#
Judge
Date of joining
Date of retirement
1
Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia (ACJ)
30 September 2011
31 October 2027
2
Arun Palli
28 December 2013
17 September 2026
3
Lisa Gill
31 March 2014
16 November 2028
4
Sureshwar Thakur
5 May 2014
17 May 2025
5
Deepak Sibal
25 September 2014
2 September 2029
6
Anupinder Singh Grewal
25 September 2014
9 March 2026
7
Sudhir Singh
15 April 2015
10 December 2027
8
Sanjeev Prakash Sharma
16 November 2016
26 September 2026
9
Gurvinder Singh Gill
28 June 2017
11 May 2026
10
Rajbir Sehrawat
10 July 2017
30 October 2024
11
Anil Kshetarpal
10 July 2017
18 November 2026
12
Mahabir Singh Sindhu
10 July 2017
3 April 2029
13
Manjari Nehru Kaul
29 October 2018
4 October 2025
14
Harsimran Singh Sethi
29 October 2018
21 October 2029
15
Lalit Batra
16 November 2018
30 May 2024
16
Anoop Chitkara
30 May 2019
28 April 2028
17
Suvir Sehgal
26 October 2019
6 June 2027
18
Alka Sarin
26 October 2019
20 June 2028
19
Jasgurpreet Singh Puri
22 November 2019
29 August 2027
20
Meenakshi I. Mehta
28 November 2019
8 March 2026
21
Karamjit Singh
28 November 2019
16 April 2025
22
Archana Puri
28 November 2019
12 December 2026
23
Rajesh Kumar Bhardwaj
14 September 2020
9 January 2028
24
Vikas Bahl
25 May 2021
24 September 2035
25
Vikas Suri
29 October 2021
4 September 2030
26
Sandeep Moudgil
29 October 2021
16 March 2033
27
Vinod Sharma (Bhardwaj)
29 October 2021
22 May 2036
28
Pankaj Jain
29 October 2021
17 June 2036
29
Jasjit Singh Bedi
29 October 2021
5 July 2036
30
Nidhi Gupta
16 August 2022
27 July 2028
31
Sanjay Vashisth
16 August 2022
27 September 2030
32
Tribhuvan Dahiya
16 August 2022
22 January 2030
33
Namit Kumar
16 August 2022
3 April 2029
34
Harkesh Manuja
16 August 2022
19 April 2034
35
Aman Chaudhary
16 August 2022
17 December 2034
36
Naresh Singh
16 August 2022
20 June 2036
37
Harsh Bunger
16 August 2022
14 December 2033
38
Jagmohan Bansal
16 August 2022
6 November 2036
39
Deepak Manchanda
16 August 2022
12 January 2037
40
Alok Jain
16 August 2022
25 January 2037
41
Lapita Banerji
9 June 2022
22 June 2035
42
Kuldeep Tiwari
2 November 2022
14 May 2039
43
Gurbir Singh
2 November 2022
28 November 2024
44
Deepak Gupta
2 November 2022
19 November 2027
45
Amarjot Bhatti
2 November 2022
21 September 2027
46
Ritu Tagore
2 November 2022
28 September 2024
47
Manisha Batra
2 November 2022
21 September 2028
48
Harpreet Kaur Jeewan
2 November 2022
3 June 2028
49
Sukhvinder Kaur
2 November 2022
28 December 2026
50
Sanjiv Berry
2 November 2022
27 November 2026
51
Vikram Aggarwal
2 November 2022
11 August 2033
Vacant
Additional judges
#
Judge
Date of joining
1
Harpreet Singh Brar
10 April 2023
2
Sumeet Goel
6 November 2023
3
Sudeepti Sharma
6 November 2023
4
Kirti Singh
6 November 2023
Vacant
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 32 judges.[25]
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]
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 28 judges.[27]
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 5 judges.[28]
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]
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