List of Chief Justices of Supreme Court of India from 1950 to till date

This Dataset contains list of Chief Justices of Supreme Court of India from 1950. It also has dates of which they were in office.

office_held_from	office_held_till	serial_number	designation	chief_justice_name	days_in_position	notes
24-11-2025	till date	53rd	Chief Justice of India	Hon'ble Justice Surya Kant		due to retire on 9th February, 2027
14-05-2025	23-11-2025	52nd	Chief Justice of India	Hon'ble Justice Bhushan Ramakrishna Gavai	194
11-11-2024	13-05-2025	51st	Chief Justice of India	Hon'ble Dr. Justice Sanjiv Khanna	184
09-11-2022	10-11-2024	50th	Chief Justice of India	Hon'ble Dr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud	733
27-08-2022	08-11-2022	49th	Chief Justice of India	Hon'ble Mr. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit	74

Sample from the dataset, for your reference.

Column metadata
Column	Type	Distinct	Count	Description
office_held_from	Date	53	53	The date on which the Chief Justice of India assumed office.
office_held_till	String	53	53	The date on which the Chief Justice of India's tenure ended, or 'till date' if currently in office.
serial_number	String	53	53	The ordinal number indicating the order of succession of the Chief Justice of India.
designation	String	1	53	The official title or position held by the office holder.
chief_justice_name	String	53	53	The full name of the Chief Justice of India, including honorifics and titles.
days_in_position	Int64	51	52	The total number of days the Chief Justice of India served in office.
notes	String	4	6	Additional remarks about the Chief Justice's tenure, such as scheduled retirement dates.

This Dataset contains list of Chief Justices of Supreme Court of India from 1950. It also has dates of which they were in office.

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Sample from the dataset, for your reference.

This Dataset contains list of Chief Justices of Supreme Court of India from 1950. It also has dates of which they were in office.

office_held_from	office_held_till	serial_number	designation	chief_justice_name	days_in_position	notes
24-11-2025	till date	53rd	Chief Justice of India	Hon'ble Justice Surya Kant		due to retire on 9th February, 2027
14-05-2025	23-11-2025	52nd	Chief Justice of India	Hon'ble Justice Bhushan Ramakrishna Gavai	194
11-11-2024	13-05-2025	51st	Chief Justice of India	Hon'ble Dr. Justice Sanjiv Khanna	184
09-11-2022	10-11-2024	50th	Chief Justice of India	Hon'ble Dr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud	733
27-08-2022	08-11-2022	49th	Chief Justice of India	Hon'ble Mr. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit	74

Sample from the dataset, for your reference.

Column metadata
Column	Type	Distinct	Count	Description
office_held_from	Date	53	53	The date on which the Chief Justice of India assumed office.
office_held_till	String	53	53	The date on which the Chief Justice of India's tenure ended, or 'till date' if currently in office.
serial_number	String	53	53	The ordinal number indicating the order of succession of the Chief Justice of India.
designation	String	1	53	The official title or position held by the office holder.
chief_justice_name	String	53	53	The full name of the Chief Justice of India, including honorifics and titles.
days_in_position	Int64	51	52	The total number of days the Chief Justice of India served in office.
notes	String	4	6	Additional remarks about the Chief Justice's tenure, such as scheduled retirement dates.

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