The Chief Justice of India is the highest ranking judge in the Supreme Court of India. Let us have a look on the list of Chief Justices of India.
| Name | Date of Appointment as Supreme Court Judge | Date of Appointment as Chief Justice of India | Held Office Till |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Honāble Mr. Justice Harilal Jekisundas Kania | 26/01/1950 | 26/01/1950 | 06/11/1951 |
| 2. Honāble Mr. Justice M. Patanjali Sastri | 26/01/1950 | 07/11/1951 | 03/01/1954 |
| 3. Honāble Mr. Justice Mehr Chand Mahajan | 26/01/1950 | 04/01/1954 | 22/12/1954 |
| 4. Honāble Mr. Justice Bijan Kumar Mukherjea | 26/01/1950 | 23/12/1954 | 31/01/1956 |
| 5. Honāble Mr. Justice Sudhi Ranjan Das | 26/01/1950 | 01/02/1956 | 30/09/1959 |
| 6. Honāble Mr. Justice Bhuvneshwar Prasad Sinha | 03/12/1954 | 01/10/1959 | 31/01/1964 |
| 7. Honāble Mr. Justice P.B. Gajendragadkar | 17/01/1957 | 01/02/1964 | 15/03/1966 |
| 8. Honāble Mr. Justice A.K. Sarkar | 04/03/1957 | 16/03/1966 | 29/06/1966 |
| 9. Honāble Mr. Justice K. Subba Rao | 31/01/1958 | 30/06/1966 | 11/04/1967 |
| 10. Honāble Mr. Justice K.N. Wanchoo | 11/08/1958 | 12/04/1967 | 24/02/1968 |
| 11. Honāble Mr. Justice M. Hidayatullah | 01/12/1958 | 25/02/1968 | 16/12/1970 |
| 12. Honāble Mr. Justice J.C. Shah | 12/10/1959 | 17/12/1970 | 21/01/1971 |
| 13. Honāble Mr. Justice S.M. Sikri | 03/02/1964 | 22/01/1971 | 25/04/1973 |
| 14. Honāble Mr. Justice A.N. Ray | 01/08/1969 | 26/04/1973 | 28/01/1977 |
| 15. Honāble Mr. Justice M. Hameedullah Beg | 10/12/1971 | 29/01/1977 | 21/02/1978 |
| 16. Honāble Mr. Justice Y.V. Chandrachud | 28/08/1972 | 22/02/1978 | 11/07/1985 |
| 17. Honāble Mr. Justice P.N. Bhagwati | 17/07/1973 | 12/07/1985 | 20/12/1986 |
| 18. Honāble Mr. Justice R.S. Pathak | 20/02/1978 | 21/12/1986 | 18/06/1989 |
| 19. Honāble Mr. Justice E.S. Venkataramiah | 08/03/1979 | 19/06/1989 | 17/12/1989 |
| 20. Honāble Mr. Justice Sabyasachi Mukherjee | 15/03/1983 | 18/12/1989 | 25/09/1990 |
| 21. Honāble Mr. Justice Ranganath Misra | 15/03/1983 | 25/09/1990 | 24/11/1991 |
| 22. Honāble Mr. Justice K.N. Singh | 10/03/1986 | 25/11/1991 | 12/12/1991 |
| 23. Honāble Mr. Justice M.H. Kania | 01/05/1987 | 13/12/1991 | 17/11/1992 |
| 24. Honāble Mr. Justice L.M. Sharma | 05/10/1987 | 18/11/1992 | 11/02/1993 |
| 25. Honāble Mr. Justice M.N. Venkatachaliah | 05/10/1987 | 12/02/1993 | 24/10/1994 |
| 26. Honāble Mr. Justice A.M. Ahmadi | 14/12/1988 | 25/10/1994 | 24/03/1997 |
| 27. Honāble Mr. Justice J.S. Verma | 03/06/1989 | 25/03/1997 | 17/01/1998 |
| 28. Honāble Mr. Justice M.M. Punchhi | 06/10/1989 | 18/01/1998 | 09/10/1998 |
| 29. Honāble Dr. Justice A.S. Anand | 18/11/1991 | 10/10/1998 | 31/10/2001 |
| 30. Honāble Mr. Justice S.P. Bharucha | 01/07/1992 | 01/11/2001 | 05/05/2002 |
| 31. Honāble Mr. Justice B.N. Kirpal | 11/09/1995 | 06/05/2002 | 07/11/2002 |
| 32. Honāble Mr. Justice G.B. Pattanaik | 11/09/1995 | 08/11/2002 | 18/12/2002 |
| 33. Honāble Mr. Justice V.N. Khare | 21/03/1997 | 19/12/2002 | 01/05/2004 |
| 34. Honāble Mr. Justice S. Rajendra Babu | 25/09/1997 | 02/05/2004 | 31/05/2004 |
| 35. Honāble Mr. Justice R.C. Lahoti | 09/12/1998 | 01/06/2004 | 31/10/2005 |
| 36. Honāble Mr. Justice Y.K. Sabharwal | 28/01/2000 | 01/11/2005 | 13/01/2007 |
| 37. Hon'ble Mr. Justice K.G. Balakrishnan | 08/06/2000 | 14/01/2007 | 11/05/2010 |
| 38. Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.H. Kapadia | 18/12/2003 | 12/05/2010 | 28/09/2012 |
| 39. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Altamas Kabir | 09/09/2005 | 29/09/2012 | 18/07/2013 |
| 40. Honāble Mr. Justise P. Sathasivam | 21/08/2007 | 19/07/2013 | Incumbent |
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