H.J. Kania

(26 January 1950 to 6 November 1951)

1. Justice Harilal Jekisundas Kania was the first Chief justice of India after the Republic Of India in 1950.
2. He was appointed under the Rajendra Prasad(first President Of India)
3. He was an acting judge in Bombay High Court in 1930, then was appointed as Additional Judge in June 1931- March 1933.
4. Kania succeeded Spens(Patrick Spens) on 14 August 1947.
5. In the year 1951 Kania died in office due to sudden heart attack, aged 61.

1. Justice Mandakolathur Patanjali Sastri was the Second Chief Justice Of India and was appointed under the office of Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
2. He was elected from Madras High Court Bar.
3. Sastri along with Sidney Wadsworth(the British judge who served in the Indian Civil  Service) tried complicated cases that followed after passing of Madras Agriculture Debt relief act.
4. He was also the first Tamilian to become Chief Justice Of Supreme Court.

1. Justice Mahajan was third Chief Justice Of India under the office Of Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
2. He was elected from Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar
3. He was an Indian National Congress nominee on the Radcliff Commission(boundaries of India and Pakistan)
4. During Maharaja Hari Singh, Mahajan was Prime Minister of Jammu & Kashmir(15 October 1947- 5 March 1948) and played a key role in the accession of J&k to India.
5. Mahajan also served as the first Judge of Supreme Court after the independence of India from 4 October 1948 – 3 January 1954.

(23 December 1954 – 31 January 1956)

1. He was fourth appointed Chief Justice and took oath under the office of Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
2. He was elected from Calcutta High Court Bar
3. He joined Calcutta bar in 1914 as become Junior Govt. Pleader, in 1934 he became Senior Govt. Pleader and Judge at Calcutta High Court in 1396.
4. He was also a member of Bengal Boundary Commission.

(1 February 1956- 30 September 1959)

1. Justice Sudhir was appointed as fifth Chief Justice Of India under the office of First President Of India Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
2. He was elected as an Additional Judge of Calcutta High Court in 1942 and became succeeding Judge, Calcutta High Court in 1944.
3. In 1949-1950 he served as Chief justice of Punjab High Court.
4. He was appointed in the Supreme Court in 1950, before some days of commencement of new Constitution.
5. He had hold the office twice as an Acting Chief Justice Of India before being Chief Justice of India.
6. He was Chief Justice Of India for over three years and retired on September 30, 1959.

1. Justice Sinha was appointed as Sixth Chief Justice Of India from Patna High Court Bench during the tenure of Dr. Rajendra Prasad Presidency.
2. He also served as President of Bharat Scouts and Guides(April 1965- February 1967).
3. He worked as Vakil in Patna High Court(from 1922-1927) then as an Advocate in 1927-1935 and was also lecture at Government Law College, Patna(from 1926-1935).
4. He was a member in Patna University for Faculty Of Law and of the Board Of Examiners in Law and also a member at the court of Benaras Hindu University(now known as Banaras Hindu University)
5. He was a Government Pleader from 1935-1939 and Assistant Government Advocate from 1940- 1942
6. Then he hold the office of Judge in Patna High Court(1943- 1951), then became Chief Justice Of Nagpur High Court(1951- 1954).
7. Then in December 1954- 30 September 1959 he became Judge in Supreme Court and then Chief Justice Of India and retired on 31 January 1964.

(1 February 1964- 15 March 1966)

1. Justice Pralhad Balacharya Gajendragadkar seventh chief Justice Of India hold his Office under the Office of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan second elected President Of India.
2. He was elected from Bombay High Court Bar.
3. He held positions of a Judge in Bombay High Court(1945- 1957), then as Judge of Supreme Court Of India in 1957.
4. After, his retirement as Chief Justice he was Honorary Vice- Chancellor Of the University Of Mumbai in 1967.
5. He was also awarded Padma Vibhushan from Government Of India.

(16 March 1966- 29 June 1966)

1. Justice Amal hold the office of Chief Justice of Supreme Court. He was elected from Calcutta High Court Bar under the office of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
2. He started his career as a practicing advocate in Calcutta High Court
3. In 1949 he became Judge in Calcutta High Court.

(30 June 1966- 11 June 1967)

1. Justice Rao was ninth Chief Justice Of Supreme Court he hold his office.
2. He was elected from Madras High Court Bar under office tenure of President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.
3. He was first recruited as a District Munsif in Bapatla, Guntur district.
4. He was also first Chancellor in Sri Venkateswara University and remained in the position till the University Act was amended.
5. After holding the office of Judge and Chief Justice Of Madras High Court, on 31 January 1958, he became Judge in Supreme Court.
6. His most famous Judgement was for Golaknath v. State Of Punjab, where he ruled that Fundamental rights cannot be amended.
7. JUDGMENT: (i) the power to amend the Constitution is not to be found in Article 368 rather in Article 245,246 and 248 read with List 1 Entry 97.(ii) amending power cannot abridge or take away the fundamental rights guaranteed under Part III of Constitution. (iii) within the meaning of Article 13(2), the law amending is also a Law.                                                 
8. Doctrine Of Prospective Overruling theory in the judgment, the decision will have the only possible operation and Parliament will have no power to abridge Fundamental Rights from the date of Judgement.

1. Justice Wanchoo was the tenth Chief Justice Of India appointed by President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan from Allahabad High Court Bar.
2. He hold an official position from February 1947- January 1951 as Judge in Allahabad High Court, then as a Chief Justice in Rajasthan High Court from 1951- 1958.
3. He also hold various position in Uttar Pradesh Judicial Reform Committee Chairman(1950-1951), a sole member in Indore Firing Inquiry Commission (1954), Member in Law Commision (1955) and commision chairman in Dholpur Succession Case(1955).
4. Wanchoo also delivered Judgement in Golaknath Case as a Judge.

(12 April 1967- 24 February 1968)

1. Hidayatullah is regarded as an eminent jurist, lawyer, scholar, educationist, author and linguist person.
2. He was eleventh Chief Justice Of Justice appointed by Zakir Hussain third President of India from Bombay High Court Bar.
3. He was Sixth Vice- President Of India served from 31 August 1979- 30 August 1984, he was acting President Of India for twice from 20 July 1969- 24 August 1969 and 6 October 1982- 31 October 1982.
4. He was part of Supreme Court for a long tenure and gave numbers of landmark Judgements. His two most famous Judgement was in Golaknath Case and Ranjit D. Udeshi which dealt with the law of obscenity, this displayed a flair for literature which was not so common among judges.
5. In 2003 Hidayatullah National Law University which was established in Raipur his hometown and in Chattisgarh a national moot is organized in his memory known as ‘Justice Hidayatullah Memorial National Moot Court Competition ‘ by Chhattisgarh University.
6. He had written many books and was honored with various awards.
7. He was a member of Nagpur Municipal Committee(1932- 1933), member of Nagpur University as an Academic and Executive Councils(1934- 1953), member of Nagpur Improvement Trust(1943- 1945) along with he also hold a position in Member of Nagpur Bar Council (1943- 1946).
8. In 1935 he took teaching as a profession at University College Of Law and taught till 1943, later on, served as Dean in Nagpur University as Faculty Of law(1949- 1953). In addition, he also served in many other University as Pro-Chancellor in Delhi University, Chancellor in Jamia Millia Islamia and also Chancellor of Hyderabad University. During 1963-1970 he was President of Indian Law Institute, International Law Association(1968- 1970) and of Indian Society Of International Law(1969- 1970).

(17 December 1970- 21 January 1971)

1. Justice Shah twelfth Chief Justice Of India from 17 December 1970- 21 January 1971 appointed by Varahagiri Venkata Giri from Lahore Bombay High Court Bar.
2. After his retirement, he headed Shah Commision. It was set up by the Central Government under the Commission Of Inquiry Act 1952.
3. Shah was a practicing lawyer in Allahabad, then he moved to Bombay and was a judge for 10 years in 1949, then on October 1959 he was appointed as Judge of Supreme Court and then as Chief Justice in December 1970.
4. He was also a part on the legal team in Gandhi Assassination Case prosecuting Nathuram Godse and other defendants.

1. Justice Sikri was thirteen chief justice under the office of President V.V. Giri from Lahore High Court bar.
2. He started his legal career in 1930 as a practitioner at Lahore High court. Then, he was appointed as the assistant advocate general of Punjab in 1949 then as advocate general from 1951- 1964.
3. He was appointed as judge of the Supreme Court of India and gradually became Chief Justice in January 1971.
4. Landmark Judgement:- Kesavananda Bharati Sripadagalvaru and Ors v. State Of Kerala and Anr. Justice Sikri held that fundamental importance of freedom of an individual has to be preserved. Fundamental right in Part III of the Constitution of India cannot be abrogated, through reasonable consideration of those rights could be affected. The doctrine of basic Structure was laid down which stated any amendment in the constitution should follow basic objectives of the constitution.  

(26 April 1973- 27 January 1977)

1. He was the fourteenth CJI appointed by President V.V. Giri from Calcutta High Court Bar.
2. A.N Ray appointment as CJI was the most controversial one. The appointed superseded the three senior-most Judges and was called the blackest day in Indian democracy. The protest against A.N Ray continued for many months.

1. He was fifteen CJI appointed by Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed from Allahabad High Court Bar.
2. He was Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court(January 1971).
3. Landmark Judgement:- (i) Beg was involved in Habeas Corpus Case. Subsequently, Beg served as chairman of the Minorities Commission of India (1981-1988).

(22 February 1978- 11 July 1985)

1. Justice Chandrachud was sixteenth CJI appointed by President Neelam Sanjiva Reddy from Bombay High Court Bar.
2. Notable Judgement:-(i)Habeas Corpus Case during Emergency(1975- 1977) of Indira Gandhi.

(ii) Minerva Mills Case, the SC provided clarification on the interpretation of Basic Structure Doctrine. The Parliament cannot exercise its limit beyond the constitution.

(iii) Shah Bano Case, SC invoked a provision in CrPC 1973, for a secular legislation in to order to maintenance compensation to those of divorced Muslim women. Due to this case gave Rajiv Gandhi government, had to pass a majority to Muslim Women act 1986.

(12 July 1975- 20 December 1986)

1. Justice Bhagwati was appointed as seventeenth CJI by President Gyani Zail Singh from Gujarat High Court.
2. He was held reason pioneer of Judicial activism as he introduced the concept of public interest litigation and absolute liability in India.
3. In 1960 he was appointed as Gujarat High Court Judge and in 1967 as Chief Justice of the court. He also hold the seat as Governor of Gujarat. In 1973 he was appointed as judge of SC and then as CJI.
4. Notable Judgement:-(i)He faced criticism during ADM Jabalpur v. Shivkant Shukla case during the emergency period. He supported and praised Indira Gandhi Government which opposed by people and Justice Hans Raj.

(ii) Maneka Gandhi v. UOI:- Gandhi was requested from a Regional Passport Office to return passport within seven days” in public interest” through an official letter. Gandhi filed a writ petition under Article 21 of Constitution of India.

(21 December- 18 June 1989)

1. He was appointed as eighteenth CJI under the office of President Gyani Zail Singh from Allahabad High Court Bar.
2. He was one of Judge among the three judges in International Court of Justice in The Hague.
3. He was Judge in Allahabad High Court(1962) Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh Court in(1972) and Judge of SC(1978).
4. He was a judge in the Bhopal gas disaster case. He facilitated settlement between Union Carbide Corporation and the Government of India.

(19 June 1989- 25 September 1990)

1. He was appointed as nineteenth CJI by President Venkataraman from Karnataka High Court Bar.
2. In 1970 he was appointed as Judge of Karnataka High Court, then as Judge of SC and was the first person to be elected from Karnataka as CJI.
3. He was nominated by Collegium Of Judges.

(18 December 1989- 25 September 1990)

1. He was appointed as twentieth CJI by President Venkataraman from Calcutta High Court.
2. He also served as acting Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court(1963).
3. He worked as a member of 8th Finance Commission.

1. Justice Misra was twenty-first CJI appointed fro Odisha High Court Bar by President Venkataraman
2. He was appointed as first Chairman of National Human Rights Commission, he was appointed as Governor of Odisha(1993-1996)
3. He was acting CJ of Odisha High Court and became permanent later on.
4. In 1983 he was appointed as Judge of SC and later on became CJI.

(25 November 1991- 12 December 1991)

1. He was appointed as twenty-second CJI appointed by President Venkataraman from Allahabad High Court Bar.
2. He was appointed as Additional Judge of Allahabad High Court(1970) and Permanent Judge(1972). He joined SC in 1986 and acted as CJI in 1991.

(13 December 1991- 17 November 1992)

1. Justice Hiralal Kania appointed as twenty-third CJI from Bombay High Court by President Venkataraman.
2. In 1971 he was appointed as Judge of Bombay High Court, in 1987 as judge of SC and in 1991 as CJi.

(18 November- 11 February 1993)

1. He was appointed as twenty-fourth CJI by President Shankar Dayal from Patna High Court Bar.
2. He took oath as Judge of Patna High Court(1973) and joined SC in 1987.

(12 February !993- 24 October 1994)

1. Justice Narayana Rao was twenty-fifth CJI appointed by President Shankar Dayal from Karnataka High Court Bar.
2. He is honored with Padma Vibhushan, Doctor Of letters, Doctor of Laws and Honorary Doctorate from University known as Rani Channamma University.
3. He served as chairman of National human rights Commission and headed National Commission for review the working of the constitution.
4. He was appointed as permanent Judge of Karnataka High Court and then in 1987 was elevated as Judge of SC.

(25 October 1994- 24 March 1997)

1. Justice Ahmadi was appointed by President Shankar Dayal Sharma from Gujarat High Court Bar.
2. He served as judge of Gujarat High Court, then as Judge of SC(1988) and also served as chancellor at Aligarh Muslim University.
3. He has achieved Foreign recognition as a member of the American  Inn of Laws, nomination in various International Committees and degree of Doctor of Laws.

(25 March 1997- 17 January 1998)

1. Justice Verma was appointed as twenty- seventh CJI from Madhya Pradesh Bar by President Dayal.
2. He was Judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court (June 1972) and also served as Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court(September 1986) and also acted twice as Government of Rajasthan(in 1986 & 1989).
3. He delivered judgment arguing that Juvenile convicted for murder to be tried in separate Act(Juvenile Justice Act 1986)
4. He was the first judge to reject Government’s proclamation of Emergency that took over Right to life and liberty.
5. Notable Judgement:-(i)K Veeraswami v. UOI:- Justice Verma diverged saying the Parliament had not intended a higher judiciary member as a ‘Public Servant’. He recognized the need for an appropriate mechanism to deal with corruption by members in higher Judiciary.

(ii)Kumari Shrileka Vidyarthi v. State of U.P & Ors:- Justice Verma stated that the basic requirement of Article 14 of Indian Constitution is fairness by the state.

(iii)Nilabati Behera v. State of Orissa & Ors:-Justice Verma argued the principle of sovereign immunity not acting as a defense in relation to compensation as a remedy to Public Law. he said Compensation as a constitutional remedy for violation of Fundamental Rights.

(iv)Jamaat-e-Islami v.UOI:-Justice Verma stated that the tribunal can not make a necessary subjective judgment in a case. He coined ‘greater probabilities’ and never explained. Then natural justice satisfied taking into account the Public Interest.

(v) Other Landmark Cases:-

• Hindutva Judgement
• Vishakha & others v. State Of Rajasthan
• AFSPA Judgement
• T N Godavarman Thirumulkpad v. UOI & Ors.
• Jain Hawala Case
• Second Judge Transfer Case
• Ayodhya Judgement:- in this case, SC elaborated meaning of Indian Secularism
• S.R Bommai v. Union of India:- this case was related to Presidential Proclamation under Art 356(1) of Emergency Provision Of constitution for dissolving Karnataka Legislative Assembly.

(18 January 1998- 9 October 1998)

1. He was appointed as twenty-eighth chief Justice Of India by President Kocheril from Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar.
2. He was appointed as Judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court(1955), in (1982) he was appointed as judge of SC and became CJI in 1998.
3. The Punchhi Commission which dealt with matters related to center and state relation was initiated by Justice Punchhi.

(10 October 1998- 31 October 2001)

1. He was appointed as twenty-ninth CJI by President Kocheril from Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar.
2. He was an Additional Judge of Jammu and Kashmir High Court(11 may 1975), in(1 November 1985) transferred to Madras High Court.
3. Notable Judgement:- (i) Nilabeti Behera case(1993), he gave his judgment on the right to compensation in case of custodial deaths hailed as a significant contribution to the protection of Human Rights.

(ii)In case of D.K Basu, he laid down safeguards against custodial torture, this safeguarded Rights of Prisoners.

(iii) In Judgment of V.C Mishra Case, the SC first sentenced the Chairman of Bar Council Of India for contempt of court and suspended him from practicing.

(1 November 2001- 5 May 2002)

1. Justice Bharucha the thirtieth Chief Justice of India was appointed by K.R Narayan from the Bombay High Court Bar.
2. He started as an advocate in Bombay High Court(1960), the became Additional Judge(1977) and then he was appointed as Chief Justice Of Karnataka High Court
3. He has delivered a significant legal decision. He was part of five benches constitutional panel in 2001 for dismissal of J. Jayalalithaa as Chief Justice of Tamil Nadu. Till date, this was the first and only dismissal of a Chief justice.  

(6 May 2002- 7 November 2002)

1. Justice Bhupinder was the thirty-first Chief Justice Of India from Delhi High Court Bar by President K.R. Narayan.
2. He worked as an advocate in Delhi High Court(1962), then appointed as a Judge in Delhi High Court(November 1979- December 1993), he was Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court and later on became CJI.
3. After retirement, he remained as President of the Indian Forest Commission.

(8 November 2002- 18 December 2002)

1. He enrolled as an advocate in Odisha High court in (1962), in(1971) he became a counsel for the Government of Odisha. In 1974 he became Additional Government Advocate and subsequently the Government Advocate.
2. In 1983 he became a permanent Judge of High Court and in 1995 he was appointed as Chief Justice Of Patna High Cou.
3. During his judicial tenure allegation raised as misconduct against members of the higher judiciary.
4. Landmark Judgment:-(i)Narmada Dam Project(where SC gave clearance for the height to be increased along also they should certify rehabilitation).

(ii) He denied giving permission to the Central Government of India for the ability to grant permission to Hindu organization to perform ceremonies at the disputed Babri Masjid site in Ayodhya.

(iii)A landmark judgment in the Daniel Latifi v. UOI,2001. Justice Pattnaik held that the liability of Muslim husband to his divorced wife under Section 3(1) of the act to pay maintenance. This judgment upheld the right of Muslim women in India.

(19 December 2002- 1 May 2004)

1. He was thirty- third CJI under the office of President D.r Abdul Kalam from Allahabad High Court Bar.
2. He was appointed as Chief Standing Counsel for Government of Uttar Pradesh, on 25 June 1983, he was appointed as a Judge of Allahabad High Court. Later on, in 1996, he was appointed as Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court.
3. In 1975 Khare represented Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in her case Raj Narain for alleging electoral malpractice during the emergency.
4. Gujarat Violence following Godhra train burning was a failure of his justice system. His Best Bakery Case reopened and later in 2012 he gave an interview giving details.

(2 May 2004- 31 May 2004)

1. He was thirty-fourth CJI appointed under President Dr. Abdul Kalam from Karnataka High Court.
2. He interpreted the provision of the Muslim Women Act 1986(Protection of Rights on Divorce)
3. He was appointed as Karnataka High Court in (February 1988).

(1 June 2004- 31 October 2005)

1. Justice Lahoti the thirty-fifth CJI appointed by Dr. Abdul Kalam from Madhya Pradesh High Court Bar.
2. In 2004 Justice Lahoti broke the grounds with many of the predecessors stating Indian Judiciary to be clean.
3. He upheld laws for Haryana for population control which did not allow more than two children. He rejected the argument based on the right to Privacy and religion.
4. He quashed Illegal Migrants Act

(l November 2005- 13 January 2007)

1. He was elected as thirty- sixth CJI from Delhi High Court by President Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam.
2. He started his career as an advocate for Delhi administration. Represented Delhi in Bar Council of India. Also hold a position of Additional Judge in Delhi High Court(November 1986), later in(February 1999) became Chief Justice of Bombay High Court.
3. Notable Judgements:- (i) In 2005 a constitutional bench headed by Justice Sabharwal held unconstitutional the dissolution of Bihar assembly and paved away for the fresh election.

(ii) In 2006 he refused to grant relief to Delhi sealing drive in which thousands of constructors were demolished across Delhi.

(iii) In 2007 head of 9 judges constitutional bench which held that cases will be an open challenge in the court if they violate Fundamental Rights under ninth schedule after 24 April 1973

(14 January 2007- 12 May 2010)

1. Balakrishna was the thirty-seventh CJI from Kerala High Court by president Dr.Kalam.
2. He is a chairperson of national Human Right Commision since 7 June 2010 and the first one to become CJI from Kerala High Court Bar.
3. He was appointed as judge of Kerala then transferred to Gujarat High Court(1997) and the in 1999 became Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court.
4. He was also appointed as Governor Of Gujarat for few months and also as general counsel of Gujarat National Law University.
5. Notable Judgement:(i) he abolished Hartal by political parties in Kerala High Court Judgment.

(iii) In 2010 he passed judgment abolishing Narco Analysis in interrogations and was also part in the Supreme Court bench for Lalu’s Case.

(12 May 2010- 28 September 2012)

1. He was thirty-eighth Chief Justice of India from Bombay High Court by first female President Pratibha Patil.
2. He was a permanent Judge of Bombay High Court(1993), later became Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court(2003).
3. Notable Judgement:-(i)  he quashed the appointment of Central Vigilance Commissioner, the judgment caused severe embarrassment for the government and made PM Manmohan Singh admit the error in the appointment.

(ii) he dissented judgment in Lalu Prasad Yadav’s Bail cancellation case under income tax appellate tribunal order.

(29 September 2012- 18 July 2013)

1. He was the thirty-ninth CJI appointed by President Pranab Mukherjee from Calcutta High Court.
2. He was an executive chairman of NALSA on 14 January 2010.
3. He also held the seat of Judge in Jharkhand High Court and then became CJI of Supreme Court.
4. Landmark Judgement:- (i) domestic Violence Act, husband relatives will also be liable for the crime

(ii) Ordered to end Haj Subsidy by the year 2022.

(iii) He granted bail to the journalist Syed Mohammed Ahmed Kazmi, who was arrested for alleged involvement in Israeli Embassy vehicle blast.

1. He is current Governor Of Kerala in office since 2014.
2. He was fortieth Chief Justice Of India from Madras High Court Bar under the office of President Pranab Mukherjee.
3. He was the second Judge from Tamil Nadu to become CJI and also the first Judge of SC to be appointed as Governor of a State.
4. He started his career as an advocate in Madras, then became Additional Government Pleader and then hold a position of Special Government Pleader in the Madras High Court.
5. He became a  permanent Judge in Madras High Court on 8 January 1996 and later on, in 2007 transferred to Punjab and Haryana High Court.
6. He was also Chairman of the General Council of the Gujarat National Law University.
7. Notable Judgement By P. Sathasivam:-(i)Reliance Gas Judgment(2010), he highlighted the use of natural resources through public sector undertakings.

(ii)Triple Murder Case which upheld the conviction of Dara Singh.

(iii)he also delivered judgment on Jessica Lal Murder Case(29 April 1999)

(iv)he also delivered judgment on Mumbai Blast case and sentenced Sanjay Dutt(Bollywood Star) imprisonment of five years.

(27 April 2014- 27 September 2014)

1. Justice Lodha was the forty-one Chief Justice Of India appointed by President Pranab Mukherjee. He was elected from Rajasthan High Court Bar.
2. He served as Chief Justice Of Patna High Court, as Judge in Rajasthan High Court and Bombay High Court.
3. On 14 July 2015, Justice Lodha headed a committee in Supreme Court and suspended the owners of Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings from IPL tournament for two years for involvement in betting.
4. He started his career from Jodhpur Bar Council of Rajasthan in February 1973 and later on moved to Jaipur 1977 and in 1990 was appointed as Central Government counsel at the Rajasthan High Court.

(28 September 2014- 2nd December 2015)

1. Justice Handyala Lakshminarayanaswamy Dattu was forty- second Chief Justice Of India was appointed under the office of President Pranab Mukherjee and he was selected from Karnataka High Court bar.
2. He also served as Chief Justice Of Kerala high Court and Chhattisgarh High Court, and currently, he served as Chairman of National Human Rights Commission.
3. In 1995 December 18 Dattu was appointed as Judge of Karnataka High Court.
4. In February 2014, Dattu was nominated by CJI P Sathasivam as a nominee to five-member panel to appoint Lokpal.
5. Justice Dattu was part two highlighted Controversy, he was charged up for corruption and Justice Katju also called for Dattu impeachment on charges of corruption. Justice Dattu was also involved in 2G Spectrum case when he asked the names of whistleblowers. 2G Spectrum was a scam which was alleged under the United Progressive Alliance by the politicians and government officials.

(3 December 2015- 3 January 2017)

1. Justice Tirath Singh Thakur forty-third Chief Justice Of India appointed under the office of President Pranab Mukherjee from Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar.
2. He was former Governor Of Assam and later on became a Judge of Jammu 7 Kashmir High Court, in 1990 he was designated as Senior Advocate. He was appointed as Additional Judge of Jammu & Kashmir in 1994 on 16 February and transferred as Judge to Karnataka High Court in March 1994. Again on July 2004, he was transferred as Judge to Delhi High Court and on 2009 he took over the position as Chief Justice Of Punjab and Haryana.

(13 September 2011- 27 August 2017)

1. Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar Ahluwalia was the forty-fourth Chief Justice Of India was first to be CJI from Sikh Community was appointed by President Pranab Mukherjee.
2. His Landmark Judgement was Triple Talaq and right to privacy.
3. Notable Judgement By Khehar:

(i) Justice Kehar led the five-judge constitution bench in case of S.C Advocates on Record v. UOI, he enabled Collegium System to continue and quashed NJAC Act and declared 99th Amendment unconstitutional.

(ii) In case of Nabam Rebia & Bamang Felix Deputy speaker & others, Justice Khehar headed a historic judgment that reinstated Arunachal Pradesh Government and held action against Governor for violation of Constitution. In his judgment, he referred to.

(iii) Justice J.S Khehar imposed an exemplary cost of Rs.25 lakh on NGO Suraz India Trust for filling 64 false cases in various High Courts and also in certain Apex Court and for wasting the judicial time.

(iv) In case of State of Punjab v. Jagjit Singh, Justice Khehar gave a significant verdict on ‘Equal pay for Equal work’ applicable to those who engaged daily wagers.

(v) Justice Khehar was also a part of the bench in case of Sahara Chief Subrata Roy.

(vi) Justice Khehar upheld the practice of validity of Triple- Talaq, it was in the ratio of 3:2 majority and ordered Central Government to bring new legislation within six months to govern marriage and divorce in Muslim community.

(28 August 2017 – Incumbent)

1. Justice Misra forty- fifth Chief Justice Of India appointed by President Ram Nath Kovind, from Odisha High Court Bar.
2. He was former Chief Justice of Patna and Delhi High Court.
3. He started his career as practicing in Odisha High Court, then he was appointed as Additional Judge at Odisha High Court in 1996, later he was transferred to Madhya Pradesh and became a permanent Judge on 17 December 1997. In December 2009 he became Chief Justice Of Patna and on 2010 he was appointed as Delhi High Court.
4. Justice Misra will be serving till 2 October 2018.
5. Notable Judgement By Justice Misra:

(i) Justice Misra upheld the constitutionality of criminal defamation. He was part of seven benches of SC in case of Calcutta High Court Judge C.S. Karnan of contempt of court and sentenced him for six months.

(ii)His landmark Judgement was confirming death penalty for the four convicts in Nirbhaya Case.

(iii) In case of Yakub Memon’s Justice Misra led the bench and upheld rejection to stop Yakub’s execution. He was ordered death warrant and his last-minute petition was also rejected.

(iv) In the case, on Reservation in Promotion, Allahabad High Court judgment was upheld by Justice Misra and Justice Dalveer on the reservation in promotion only if there exists sufficient data and evidence is present to justify the need and the bench rejected the Uttar Pradesh Government decision to provide reservation on the grounds that it failed to furnish sufficient valid data.

(v) In Case of Own Motion v. State, Justice Misra delivered judgment where Delhi Police has to upload FIR(First Information Report) on their website within 24hrs so that accused can file appropriate application before the court for redressal.