Former Chief Justices
- Justice K. S. Hegde (31 October 1966 – 17 July 1967)
- Justice I. D. Dua (17 July 1967 – 1 August 1969)
- Justice H. R. Khanna (1 August 1969 – 22 September 1971)
- Justice Hardayal Hardy (22 September 1971 – 15 May 1972)
- Justice Narain Andley (15 May 1972 – 4 June 1974)
- Justice T. V. R. Tatachari (4 June 1974 – 16 October 1978)
- Justice V. S. Deshpande (16 October 1978 – 27 March 1980)
- Justice Prakash Narain (8 January 1981 – 6 August 1985)
- Justice Rajinder Sachar (6 August 1985 – 22 December 1985)
- Justice D. K. Kapur (22 December 1985 – 20 August 1986)
- Justice T.P.S. Chawla (20 August 1986 – 16 August 1987)
- Justice R. N. Aggarwal (16 August 1987 – 21 August 1987)
- Justice Yogeshwar Dayal (21 August 1987 – 18 March 1988)
- Justice Rabindranath Pyne (18 March 1988 – 28 September 1990)
- Justice Milap Chand Jain (28 November 1990 – 21 July 1991)
- Justice G. C. Mittal (5 August 1991 – 4 March 1994)
- Justice M. Jagannadha Rao (12 April 1994 – 21 March 1997)
- Justice Mohammad Shamim (21 March 1997 – 30 December 1999)
- Justice Sam Nariman Variava (31 December 1999 – 15 March 2000)
- Justice Arijit Pasayat (10 May 2000 – 19 October 2001)
- Justice S. B. Sinha (26 November 2001 – 1 October 2002)
- Justice B. C. Patel (5 March 2003 – 7 August 2005)
- Justice Markandeya Katju (12 October 2005 – 10 April 2006)
- Justice Mukundakam Sharma (4 December 2006 – 9 April 2008)
- Justice Ajit Prakash Shah (11 May 2008 – 12 February 2010)
- Justice Dipak Misra (24 May 2010 – 10 October 2011)
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