Liste der Obersten Richter Indiens

Die Liste der Obersten Richter Indiens führt die ehemaligen Obersten Richter Indiens seit der Gründung des Obersten Gerichts im Jahre 1950 auf. Die Liste erwähnt auch die Richter des vorherigen obersten Gerichtes, des Federal Court of India.

Oberster Richter ist seit dem 24. April 2021 Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana.

Oberste Richter des Federal Court

Federal Court of India (1937–50)

Der Federal Court Indiens begann seine Arbeit am 1. Oktober 1937. Er saß in der Chamber of Princes im Parlamentsgebäude Indiens. Er bestand bis zur Errichtung des Obersten Gerichts Indiens im Januar 1950.

NummerBildName
(Lebensdaten)
AmtszeitBarErnannt durch den

Vizekönig Indiens

1Sir Maurice Gwyer 1940 (cropped).jpgSir Maurice Linford Gwyer
(1878–1952)
1. Oktober 193725. April 1943Inner TempleThe Marquess of Linlithgow
geschäftsführendSir Srinivas Varadachariar25. April 19437. Juni 1943Madras High Court
2Sir William Patrick Spens
(1885–1973)
7. Juni 194314. August 1947Inner Temple
3Justice H. J. Kania.jpgHiralal Jekisundas Kania
(1890–1951)
14. August 194726. Januar 1950Bombay High CourtThe Viscount Mountbatten of Burma

Liste der Obersten Richter Indiens

Oberstes Gericht (1950–heute)

Seit der Gründung der Republik Indien 1950 waren 47 Personen Oberster Richter.[1] Der erste war Harital Jekisundas Kania und der aktuelle ist N.V. Ramana.

NummerBildName
(Lebensdaten)
AmtszeitBesonderheitenBarErnannt durch den

Präsident Indiens

1Justice H. J. Kania.jpgHarilal Jekisundas Kania
(1890–1951)
26. Januar 19506. November 1951im Amt verstorbenBombay High CourtRajendra Prasad
2Justice M. Patanjali Sastri.jpgMandakolathur Patanjali Sastri
(1889–1963)
7. November 19513. Januar 1954Madras High Court
3Justice Mehr Chand Mahajan.jpgMehr Chand Mahajan
(1889–1967)
4. Januar 195422. Dezember 1954Lahore High Court
4Justice Bijan Kumar Mukherjea.jpgBijan Kumar Mukherjea
(1891–1956)
23. Dezember 195431. Januar 1956zurückgetretenCalcutta High Court
5Justice Sudhi Ranjan Das.jpgSudhi Ranjan Das
(1894–1977)
1. Februar 195630. September 1959Calcutta High Court
6Justice Bhuvneshwar Prasad Sinha.jpgBhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha
(1899–1986)
1. Oktober 195931. Januar 1964Patna High Court
7Justice P.B. Gajendragadkar.jpgPralhad Balacharya Gajendragadkar
(1901–1981)
1. Februar 196415. März 1966Bombay High CourtSarvepalli Radhakrishnan
8Justice A.K. Sarkar.jpgAmal Kumar Sarkar
(1901–2001)
16. März 196629. Juni 1966Calcutta High Court
9Justice K. Subba Rao.jpgKoka Subba Rao
(1902–1976)
30. Juni 196611. April 1967zurückgetretenMadras High Court
10Justice K.N. Wanchoo.jpgKailas Nath Wanchoo
(1903–1988)
12. April 196724. Februar 1968Allahabad High Court
11Justice M. Hidayatullah.jpgMohammad Hidayatullah
(1905–1992)[2]
25. Februar 196816. Dezember 1970Bombay High CourtZakir Husain
12Justice J.C. Shah.jpgJayantilal Chhotalal Shah
(1906–1991)
17. Dezember 197021. Januar 1971Bombay High CourtV. V. Giri
13Justice S.M. Sikri.jpgSarv Mittra Sikri
(1908–1992)
22. Januar 197125. April 1973Lahore High Court
14Justice A.N. Ray.jpgAjit Nath Ray
(1912–2009)
26. April 197327. Januar 1977Calcutta High Court
15Justice M. Hameedullah Beg.jpgMirza Hameedullah Beg
(1913–1988)
29. Januar 197721. Februar 1978Allahabad High CourtFakhruddin Ali Ahmed
16Justice Y.V. Chandrachud.jpgYeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud
(1920–2008)
22. Februar 197811. Juli 1985Bombay High CourtNeelam Sanjiva Reddy
17Justice P.N. Bhagwati.jpgPrafullachandra Natwarlal Bhagwati
(1921–2017)
12. Juli 198520. Dezember 1986High Court of GujaratZail Singh
18Justice R.S. Pathak.jpgRaghunandan Swarup Pathak
(1924–2007)
21. Dezember 198618. Juni 1989zurückgetretenAllahabad High Court
19Justice E.S. Venkataramiah.jpgE. S. Venkataramiah
(1924–1997)
19. Juni 198917. Dezember 1989Karnataka High CourtRamaswamy Venkataraman
20Justice Sabyasachi Mukherjee.jpgSabyasachi Mukharji
(1927–1990)
18. Dezember 198925. September 1990im Amt verstorbenCalcutta High Court
21Justice Ranganath Misra.jpgRanganath Misra
(1926–2012)
26. September 199024. November 1991Orissa High Court
22Justice K.N. Singh.jpgKamal Narain Singh
(1926–)
25. November 199112. Dezember 1991Allahabad High Court
23Justice M.H. Kania.jpgMadhukar Hiralal Kania
(1927–2016)
13. Dezember 199117. November 1992Bombay High Court
24Justice L.M. Sharma.jpgLalit Mohan Sharma
(1928–2008)
18. November 199211. Februar 1993Patna High CourtShankar Dayal Sharma
25Justice M.N. Venkatachaliah.jpgM. N. Rao Venkatachaliah
(1929–)
12. Februar 199324. Oktober 1994Karnataka High Court
26Justice A.M. Ahmadi.jpgAziz Mushabber Ahmadi
(1932–)
25. Oktober 199424. März 1997High Court of Gujarat
27Justice J.S. Verma.jpgJagdish Sharan Verma
(1933–2013)
25. März 199617. Januar 1998Madhya Pradesh High Court
28Justice M.M. Punchhi.jpgMadan Mohan Punchhi
(1933–2015)
18. Januar 19989. Oktober 1998Punjab and Haryana High CourtK. R. Narayanan
29Justice A.S. Anand.jpgAdarsh Sein Anand
(1936–2017)
10. Oktober 199831. Oktober 2001High Court of Jammu and Kashmir
30Justice S.P. Bharucha.jpgSam Piroj Bharucha
(1937–)
1. November 20015. Mai 2002Bombay High Court
31Justice B.N. Kirpal.jpgBhupinder Nath Kirpal
(1937–)
6. Mai 20027. November 2002Delhi High Court
32Justice G.B. Pattanaik.jpgGopal Ballav Pattanaik
(1937–)
8. November 200218. Dezember 2002Orissa High CourtA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
33Justice V.N. Khare.jpgVishweshwar Nath Khare
(1939–)
19. Dezember 20021. Mai 2004Allahabad High Court
34Justice S. Rajendra Babu, Judge of the Supreme Court of India who will take over as Chief Justice of India on May 2, 2004 as the Chief Justice of India.jpgS. Rajendra Babu
(1939–)
2. Mai 200431. Mai 2004Karnataka High Court
35Chief Justice of India Justice Ramesh Chandra Lahoti at his swearing-in ceremony (cropped).jpgRamesh Chandra Lahoti
(1940–2022)
1. Juni 200431. Oktober 2005Madhya Pradesh High Court
36Justice Y.K. Sabharwal.jpgYogesh Kumar Sabharwal
(1942–2015)
1. November 200513. Januar 2007Delhi High Court
37K. G. Balakrishnan.jpgK. G. Balakrishnan
(1945–)
14. Januar 200712. Mai 2010Kerala High Court
38Justice S.H. Kapadia.jpgSarosh Homi Kapadia
(1947–2016)
12. Mai 201028. September 2012Bombay High CourtPratibha Patil
39Justice Altamas Kabir.jpgAltamas Kabir
(1948–2017)
29. September 201218. Juli 2012Calcutta High CourtPranab Mukherjee
40Justice P. Sathasivam.jpgP. Sathasivam
(1949–)
19. Juli 201326. April 2014Madras High Court
41Justice R. M. Lodha.jpgRajendra Mal Lodha
(1949–)
27. April 201427. September 2014Rajasthan High Court
42Justice H. L. Dattu BNC.jpgHandyala Lakshminarayanaswamy Dattu
(1950–)
28. September 20142. Dezember 2015Karnataka High Court
43Justice T. S. Thakur.jpgTirath Singh Thakur
(1952–)
3. Dezember 20153. Januar 2017High Court of Jammu and Kashmir
44Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar (cropped).jpgJagdish Singh Khehar
(1952–)
4. Januar 201727. August 2017Punjab and Haryana High Court
45The Chief Justice of India, Justice Shri Dipak Misra during the 24th Foundation Day Function of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), in New Delhi on October 12, 2017 (cropped).jpgDipak Misra
(1953–)
28. August 20172. Oktober 2018Orissa High CourtRam Nath Kovind
46Hon'ble Justice Ranjan Gogoi.jpgRanjan Gogoi
(1954–)
3. Oktober 201817. November 2018Guwahati High Court
47Hon'ble Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde.jpgSharad Arvind Bobde
(1956–)
18. November 2018[3]23. April 2021Bombay High Court
48Justice N.V. Ramana.jpgNuthalapati Venkata Ramana
(1957–)
24. April 2021im AmtHigh Court of Andhra Pradesh

Wissenswertes

Länge der Amtszeit

  • Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud, der 16. Oberste Richter, ist mit sieben Jahren der Richter mit der längsten Amtszeit, von 1978 bis 1985.
  • Kamal Narain Singh, der 22. Oberste Richter ist mit 17 Tagen der Richter mit der kürzesten Amtszeit. Seine Amtszeit ging vom 25. November 1991 bis zum 12. Dezember des gleichen Jahres.

Länge des Lebens

  • A. K. Sarkar war der Richter, der bisher am ältesten wurde. Er wurde 100 Jahre alt.
  • Sir H. J. Kania ist der Richter, der das jüngste Lebensalter erreichte, er starb im Amt mit 61 Jahren.

Bevölkerungsrepräsentation

  • Muhammad Hidayatullah, der 11. Oberste Richter war ein Muslim, und damit der erste Richter der nicht Teil der hinduistischen Bevölkerungsmehrheit war.
  • K. G. Balakrishnan, der 37. Oberste Richter, war der erste Oberste Richter aus der Ethnie der Dalit.
  • J. S. Kehar, der 44. Oberste Richter war der erste Sikh in diesem Amt.
  • Sarosh Homi Kapadia, der 38. Oberste Richter war der erste Parse in diesem Amt.

Einzelnachweise

  1. List of Retired Hon'ble Chief Justices. Archiviert vom Original am 19. Dezember 2016. Abgerufen am 6. Januar 2012.
  2. amtierte auch als geschäftsführender Interims-Präsident Indiens und als indischer Vizepräsident
  3. Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde takes oath as 47th CJI. In: Times of India. 18. November 2019.

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