CHIEF JUSTICE AND JUDGES
Chief Justice Surya Kant
Born on 10th February, 1962 at Hisar (Haryana) in a middle class family. Graduated from Government Post Graduate College, Hisar in 1981. Earned Bachelor’s degree in Law in 1984 from Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak. Started practicing Law at the District Court, Hisar in 1984. Shifted to Chandigarh in 1985 to practice in the Punjab and Haryana High Court. Specialised in Constitutional, Service and Civil matters. Represented a number of Universities, Boards, Corporations, Banks and also the High Court itself. Earned distinction of being appointed the youngest Advocate General of Haryana on July 7, 2000. Designated as Senior Advocate in March, 2001. Held the office of Advocate General, Haryana till his elevation as a permanent Judge to the Punjab and Haryana High Court on January 09, 2004. Was nominated as a Member of the Governing Body of National Legal Services Authority on February 23, 2007 for two consecutive terms till February 22, 2011. Earned another distinction of standing First Class First in his Master’s degree in Law in 2011 from the Directorate of Distance Education, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra. Has also organised and attended various prestigious National/International Conferences. Assumed charge of the office of the Chief Justice of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh with effect from 05th October, 2018.
Elevated as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India on 24th May, 2019.
Sworn in as the Chief Justice of India on 24th November, 2025.
Patron-in-Chief of National Legal Services Authority [NALSA] and Supreme Court Legal Services Committee [SCLSC]
Ex officio President & Chairman of Governing Council and Executive Committee of the Indian Law Institute – a deemed University under the aegis of Hon’ble Supreme Court of India.
Due to retire on
Justice Vikram Nath
Justice B.V. Nagarathna
Justice M.M. Sundresh
Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha
Justice J.B. Pardiwala
Justice Dipankar Datta
Justice Sanjay Karol
Justice Sanjay Kumar
Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah
Justice Manoj Misra
Justice Aravind Kumar
Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra
Justice K.V. Viswanathan
Justice Ujjal Bhuyan
Justice Sarasa Venkatanarayana Bhatti
Justice Satish Chandra Sharma
Justice Augustine George Masih
Justice Sandeep Mehta
Justice Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale
Justice N. Kotiswar Singh
Justice R. Mahadevan
Justice Manmohan
Justice K. Vinod Chandran
Justice Joymalya Bagchi
Justice N.V. Anjaria
Justice Vijay Bishnoi
Justice Atul Shriramchandra Chandurkar
Justice Alok Aradhe
Justice Vipul M. Pancholi
Justice Sheel Nagu
Justice Shree Chandrashekhar
Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva
Justice Arun Palli
