This Article is a consolidated list of former chief justices of the All Indian High Courts. This list only includes permanent Chief Justices and not the Acting Chief Justices as official websites of all high courts except Punjab and Haryana High Court does not maintain list of former acting chief justices, thus reliable data about all the former acting chief justices is not available.
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad established on has have the maximum number of chief justices totalling 50 while Andhra Pradesh High Court established on has have least number of chief justices totalling 3 only as of .
Allahabad High Court.
The Allahabad High Court was established on under Indian High Courts Act 1861 and has had 50 Chief Justices excluding Acting Chief Justices.
Justice Hriday Nath Seth, although mentioned as Chief Justice on Allahabad High Court's website, was not permanent chief justice but Acting as mentioned in entry 161 of the mentioned source.
Andhra Pradesh High Court.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court was established on under the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 and has had 4 Chief Justices excluding Acting Chief Justices .
Bombay High Court.
The Bombay High Court was established on under the Indian High Courts Act 1861 and has had 48 Chief Justices excluding Acting Chief Justices.
Calcutta High Court.
The Calcutta High Court was established on under the Indian High Courts Act 1861 and has had 43 Chief Justices excluding Acting Chief Justices.
Chhattisgarh High Court.
The Chhattisgarh High Court was established on under the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 and has had 15 Chief Justices excluding Acting Chief Justices.
Delhi High Court.
The Delhi High Court was established on under Delhi High Court Act, 1966 and has had 33 Chief Justices excluding Acting Chief Justices.
Gauhati High Court.
The Gauhati High Court was established on under the Government of India Act 1935 and has had 42 Chief Justices excluding Acting Chief Justices.
Gujarat High Court.
The Gujarat High Court was established on under the Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960 and has had 28 Chief Justices excluding Acting Chief Justices.
Himachal Pradesh High Court.
The Himachal Pradesh High Court was established on under the State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970 and has had 30 Chief Justices excluding Acting Chief Justices.
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court.
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court was established on under Letters Patent issued by then Maharaja of Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 and has had 38 Chief Justices excluding Acting Chief Justices.
Jharkhand High Court.
The Jharkhand High Court was established on under Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000 and has had 16 Chief Justices excluding Acting Chief Justices.
Karnataka High Court.
The Karnataka High Court was established in under the Mysore High Court Act, 1884 and has had 34 Chief Justices excluding Acting Chief Justices.
Kerala High Court.
The Kerala High Court was established on under States Reorganisation Act, 1956 and has had 39 Chief Justices excluding Acting Chief Justices.
Madhya Pradesh High Court.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court was established on under the Government of India Act 1935 and has had 28 Chief Justices excluding Acting Chief Justices.
Madras High Court.
The Madras High Court was established on under the Indian High Courts Act 1861 and has had 45 Chief Justices excluding Acting Chief Justices.
Manipur High Court.
The Manipur High Court was established on under the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) and Other Related Laws (Amendment) Act, 2012 and has had 8 Chief Justices excluding Acting Chief Justices.
Meghalaya High Court.
The Meghalaya High Court was established on under the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) and Other Related Laws (Amendment) Act, 2012 and has had 13 Chief Justices excluding Acting Chief Justices.
Orissa High Court.
The Orissa High Court was established on under the Orissa High Court Ordinance, 1948 and has had 35 Chief Justices excluding Acting Chief Justices.
Patna High Court.
The Patna High Court was established on under Letters Patent issued by the British Crown and has had 44 Chief Justices excluding Acting Chief Justices.
Punjab and Haryana High Court.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court was established on under the Punjab High Court Ordinance, 1947 and has had 36 Chief Justices excluding Acting Chief Justices.
Rajasthan High Court.
The Rajasthan High Court was established on under the Rajasthan High Court Ordinance, 1949 and has had 42 Chief Justices excluding Acting Chief Justices.
Sikkim High Court.
The Sikkim High Court was established on under the 36th Amendment to the Indian Constitution and has had 23 Chief Justices excluding Acting Chief Justices.
Telangana High Court.
The Telangana High Court was established on under Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 and has had 6 Chief Justices excluding Acting Chief Justices.
Tripura High Court.
The Tripura High Court was established on under the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) and Other Related Laws (Amendment) Act, 2012 and has had 8 Chief Justices excluding Acting Chief Justices.
Uttarakhand High Court.
The Uttarakhand High Court was established on under Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 and has had 14 Chief Justices excluding Acting Chief Justices.