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CJI List and Tenure

The document provides a comprehensive list of Chief Justices of India (CJI) along with their respective tenures. It includes the names of the Chief Justices and the start and end dates of their service, starting from H. J. Kania in 1950 to the current designate Sanjiv Khanna. The list highlights the continuity and changes in the leadership of the Indian judiciary over the years.

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CJI List and Tenure

The document provides a comprehensive list of Chief Justices of India (CJI) along with their respective tenures. It includes the names of the Chief Justices and the start and end dates of their service, starting from H. J. Kania in 1950 to the current designate Sanjiv Khanna. The list highlights the continuity and changes in the leadership of the Indian judiciary over the years.

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List of Chief Justices of India (CJI) and

Their Tenure
No. Name Tenure Start Tenure End
1 H. J. Kania 26 Jan 1950 06 Nov 1951
2 M. Patanjali Sastri 07 Nov 1951 03 Jan 1954
3 Mehr Chand 04 Jan 1954 22 Dec 1954
Mahajan
4 B. K. Mukherjea 23 Dec 1954 31 Jan 1956
5 Sudhi Ranjan Das 01 Feb 1956 30 Sep 1959
6 B. P. Sinha 01 Oct 1959 31 Jan 1964
7 P. B. 01 Feb 1964 15 Mar 1966
Gajendragadkar
8 A. K. Sarkar 16 Mar 1966 29 Jun 1966
9 K. Subba Rao 30 Jun 1966 11 Apr 1967
10 K. N. Wanchoo 12 Apr 1967 24 Feb 1968
11 M. Hidayatullah 25 Feb 1968 16 Dec 1970
12 J. C. Shah 17 Dec 1970 21 Jan 1971
13 S. M. Sikri 22 Jan 1971 25 Apr 1973
14 A. N. Ray 26 Apr 1973 28 Jan 1977
15 M. H. Beg 29 Jan 1977 21 Feb 1978
16 Y. V. Chandrachud 22 Feb 1978 11 Jul 1985
17 P. N. Bhagwati 12 Jul 1985 20 Dec 1986
18 R. S. Pathak 21 Dec 1986 18 Jun 1989
19 E. S. Venkataramiah 19 Jun 1989 17 Dec 1989
20 S. Mukharji 18 Dec 1989 25 Sep 1990
21 Ranganath Misra 26 Sep 1990 24 Nov 1991
22 K. N. Singh 25 Nov 1991 12 Dec 1991
23 M. H. Kania 13 Dec 1991 17 Nov 1992
24 L. M. Sharma 18 Nov 1992 11 Feb 1993
25 M. N. 12 Feb 1993 24 Oct 1994
Venkatachaliah
26 A. M. Ahmadi 25 Oct 1994 24 Mar 1997
27 J. S. Verma 25 Mar 1997 17 Jan 1998
28 M. M. Punchhi 18 Jan 1998 09 Oct 1998
29 A. S. Anand 10 Oct 1998 31 Oct 2001
30 S. P. Bharucha 01 Nov 2001 06 May 2002
31 B. N. Kirpal 06 May 2002 08 Nov 2002
32 G. B. Pattanaik 08 Nov 2002 18 Dec 2002
33 V. N. Khare 19 Dec 2002 01 May 2004
34 S. Rajendra Babu 02 May 2004 31 May 2004
35 R. C. Lahoti 01 Jun 2004 31 Oct 2005
36 Y. K. Sabharwal 01 Nov 2005 13 Jan 2007
37 K. G. Balakrishnan 14 Jan 2007 12 May 2010
38 S. H. Kapadia 12 May 2010 28 Sep 2012
39 Altamas Kabir 29 Sep 2012 18 Jul 2013
40 P. Sathasivam 19 Jul 2013 26 Apr 2014
41 R. M. Lodha 27 Apr 2014 27 Sep 2014
42 H. L. Dattu 28 Sep 2014 02 Dec 2015
43 T. S. Thakur 03 Dec 2015 03 Jan 2017
44 J. S. Khehar 04 Jan 2017 27 Aug 2017
45 Dipak Misra 28 Aug 2017 02 Oct 2018
46 Ranjan Gogoi 03 Oct 2018 17 Nov 2019
47 Sharad Arvind 18 Nov 2019 23 Apr 2021
Bobde
48 N. V. Ramana 24 Apr 2021 26 Aug 2022
49 U. U. Lalit 27 Aug 2022 08 Nov 2022
50 D. Y. Chandrachud 09 Nov 2022 10 Nov 2024
51 Sanjiv Khanna 11 Nov 2024 TBD
(Designate)

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