Chief Justice of India
The Chief Justice is the highest ranking judge in the Supreme Court of India and thus holds the highest Judiciary position in India
- P. B. Gajendragadkar – Chief Justice of India from 1 February 1964. Retired on 15 March 1966
- Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud – Served as the Chief Justice of India from 22 February 1978 to the day he retired on 11 July 1985
- V. N. Khare – Was Chief Justice of India from 19 December 2002 to 2 May 2004
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