The Chief Justice and The Judges
The court has a Sanctioned strength of 75 judges. The court handles 3.4 lakh cases, both civil and criminal. 32 sitting judges of the court disposed around 2,000 cases each in 2004. The court has a ratio of 1:1.61 million :: judges to people. Recently, 8 new judges were elevated as High Court Judge. The Current Chief Justice is Hon'ble Mr. Justice Mohit S. Shah. His Lordship is the Former Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court and was earlier, the Senior Most Judge at the High Court of Gujarat. The former Chief Justice Swatanter Kumar was elevated to the Supreme Court of India on 16 December 2009. Hon'ble Justice S.B Bhasme who resigned in the year 1979 to practice in the supreme court had a notable tenure amongst the high courts judges and passed revered judgments affecting matters of public importance. Hon'ble Justice S H Kapadia, Hon'ble Justice Sirpurkar have been elevated to the Supreme Court from Bombay High Court.
Judges elevated to the Supreme Court of India.
| Sr. No | Name of the Judge S/Shri Justice | Date of Appointment | Date of Retirement | Parent High Court |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. H. KAPADIA | 2003-12-18 | 2012-09-28 | CJI W.E.F. 2010-5-12 (BOMBAY) |
| 2 | HEMANT LAXMAN GOKHALE | 2010-04-30 | 2014-03-09 | BOMBAY |
| 3 | RANJANA PRAKASH DESAI | 2011-09-13 | 2014-10-29 | BOMBAY |
| 4 | BOMBAY |
Judges transferred from the Bombay High Court.
| Sr. No. | Name of the Judge S/Shri Justice | Recruitment | Date of Appointment | Date of Retirement | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAINARAYAN PATEL | SERVICE | 1996-03-11 | 2012-10-05 | CJ 2010-06-26 CALCUTTA |
| 2 |
Sitting Judges of the Bombay High Court
| Sr. No. | Name of the Judge S/Shri Justice | Recruitment | Date of Appointment | Date of Retirement | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOHIT SHANTILAL SHAH | BAR | 1995-09-18 | 2015-09-09 | CJ 2010-06-16 (PHC: GUJARAT) |
| 2 | D.D.SINHA | BAR | 1996-04-15 | 2012-12-24 | |
| 3 | SHARAD ARVIND BOBDE | BAR | 2000-03-29 | 2018-04-24 | |
| 4 | AJAY M. KHANWILKAR | BAR | 2000-03-29 | 2019-07-30 | |
| 5 | DR.D.Y.CHANDRACHUD | BAR | 2000-03-29 | 2021-11-11 | |
| 6 | D.B.BHOSALE | BAR | 2001-01-22 | 2018-10-24 | |
| 7 | S.J.VAZIFDAR | BAR | 2001-01-22 | 2018-05-04 | |
| 8 | SMT. N.N.MHATRE | BAR | 2001-03-28 | 2017-09-20 | |
| 9 | P.V.HARDAS | BAR | 2001-06-26 | 2015-07-14 | |
| 10 | SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI | BAR | 2001-06-26 | 2020-10-03 | |
| 11 | J.P.DEVADHAR | BAR | 2001-10-12 | 2013-04-08 | |
| 12 | V.M. KANADE | BAR | 2001-10-12 | 2017-06-22 | |
| 13 | N.H.PATIL | BAR | 2001-10-12 | 2019-04-07 | |
| 14 | S. B. DESHMUKH | BAR | 2003-06-17 | 2013-06-22 | |
| 15 | ABHAY SHREENIWAS OKA | BAR | 2003-08-29 | 2022-05-25 | |
| 16 | ANOOP V.MOHTA | BAR | 2003-11-14 | 2017-12-04 | |
| 17 | S.C.DHARMADHIKARI | BAR | 2003-11-14 | 2022-01-26 | |
| 18 | B.R.GAVAI | BAR | 2003-11-14 | 2022-11-24 | |
| 19 | AVINASH P. LAVANDE | BAR | 2004-03-15 | 2013-08-20 | |
| 20 | AMBADAS HARIBHAU JOSHI | BAR | 2004-03-15 | 2013-12-16 | |
| 21 | B.P.DHARMADHIKARI | BAR | 2004-03-15 | 2020-04-28 | |
| 22 | SMT. VASANTI ANIL NAIK | BAR | 2005-06-22 | 2018-05-03 | |
| 23 | R.C. CHAVAN | SERVICE | 2005-06-22 | 2014-04-12 | |
| 24 | SMT. ROSHAN SHAMIM DALVI | SERVICE | 2005-06-22 | 2015-11-06 | |
| 25 | ARUN BHAURAO CHAUDHARI | BAR | 2006-09-08 | 2019-04-01 | |
| 26 | RAVINDRA MANOHAR BORDE | BAR | 2006-09-08 | 2019-08-10 | |
| 27 | RANJIT VASANTRAO MORE | BAR | 2006-09-08 | 2021-11-03 | |
| 28 | RAJENDRA MANOHAR SAVANT | BAR | 2006-09-08 | 2018-12-06 | |
| 29 | AMJAD AHTESHAM SAYED | BAR | 2007-04-11 | 2023-01-21 | |
| 30 | SHINDE SAMBHAJI SHIWAJI | BAR | 2008-03-11 | 2022-08-02 | |
| 31 | ASHOK PITAMBER BHANGALE | SERVICE | 2008-04-16 | 2015-09-19 | |
| 32 | ANAND VASANT NIRGUDE | SERVICE | 2008-04-16 | 2016-09-30 | |
| 33 | RAJIV YADUNATH GANOO | SERVICE | 2008-04-16 | 2014-01-05 | |
| 34 | SMT. RAKHA PRAKASH SONDURBALDOTA | SERVICE | 2008-04-16 | 2017-03-10 | |
| 35 | KAILASCHAND UTTAMCHAND CHANDIWAL | SERVICE | 2008-04-16 | 2014-05-07 | |
| 36 | KAMALKISHOR KAPOORCHANDJI TATED | BAR | 2008-07-18 | 2021-09-19 | |
| 37 | PRASANNA BHALACHANDRA VARALE | BAR | 2008-07-18 | 2024-06-23 | |
| 38 | SHAHRUKH JIMI KATHAWALLA | BAR | 2008-07-18 | 2022-03-24 | |
| 39 | PRAMOD DATTARAM KODE | SERVICE | 2009-02-10 | 2015-02-13 | |
| 40 | UMESH DATTARAYA SALVI | SERVICE | 2009-02-10 | 2013-02-26 | |
| 41 | SHRIHARI PURUSHOTTAM DAVARE | SERVICE | 2009-02-10 | 2013-04-06 | |
| 42 | ANIL RAMCHANDRA JOSHI | SERVICE | 2009-02-10 | 2015-12-20 | |
| 43 | SMT. MRIDULA RAMESH BHATKAR | SERVICE | 2009-02-10 | 2019-05-28 | |
| 44 | ANAND VASANTRAO POTDAR | SERVICE | 2009-02-10 | 2012-09-02 | |
| 45 | F. M. S. ROSARIO DOS REIS | BAR | 2009-03-26 | 2017-08-10 | |
| 46 | RAJESH G. KETKAR | BAR | 2009-03-26 | 2019-08-22 | |
| 47 | RAVI KRISHNARAO DESHPANDE | BAR | 2009-03-26 | 2020-11-06 | |
| 48 | SANJAY VIJAYKUMAR GANGAPURWALA | BAR | 2010-03-13 | 2024-05-24 | |
| 49 | T.V. NALAWADE | SERVICE | 2011-03-17 | 2021-03-08 | |
| 50 | M. N. GILANI | SERVICE | 2011-03-17 | 2013-01-26 | |
| 51 | M. T. JOSHI | SERVICE | 2011-03-17 | 2016-04-26 | |
| 52 | M. L. TAHALIYANI | SERVICE | 2011-03-17 | 2015-12-23 | |
| 53 | A. M. THIPSAY | SERVICE | 2011-03-17 | 2017-03-10 | |
| 54 | U. V. BAKRE | SERVICE | 2011-03-17 | 2015-02-26 | |
| 55 | M.S. SANKLECHA | 2012-01-23 | 2019-12-12 | ||
| 56 | R.D. DHANUKA | 2012-01-23 | 2023-05-31 | ||
| 57 | S.P. DESHMUKH | 2012-01-23 | 2021-09-28 | ||
| 58 | N.M. JAMDAR | 2012-01-23 | 2026-01-10 | ||
| 59 | SMT. SADHANA S. JADHAV | 2012-01-23 | 2022-06-14 | ||
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