Supreme Court / Sitting Judges / Vikram Nath
Judge, Supreme Court of India
Justice Vikram Nath
Allahabad High Court
Career timeline
24 Sep 1962
Born
30 Mar 1987
Enrolled with the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh
Practised at the Allahabad High Court for over 17 years.
24 Sep 2004
Additional Judge, Allahabad High Court
27 Feb 2006
Permanent Judge, Allahabad High Court
10 Sep 2019
Chief Justice, Gujarat High Court
31 Aug 2021
Judge, Supreme Court of India
Elevated from the Allahabad High Court.
10 Feb 2027
Projected: Chief Justice of India (No. 54)
By seniority convention, not an official appointment.
23 Sep 2027
Retires
On reaching the age of 65.
First Chief Justice of a High Court in India to live-stream court proceedings (Gujarat High Court). Executive Chairman of NALSA since 24 Nov 2025; Chairperson, e-Committee of the Supreme Court since May 2025.
Projected tenure as CJI
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10 Feb 202723 Sep 2027
Notable judgments & orders
2022
Barun Chandra Thakur v. Master Bholu
Held that mental capacity and the ability to understand consequences of acts are not the same (juveniles above 16).
Source: Supreme Court Observer
2023
CBI v. R.R. Kishore
Wrote for the five-judge bench: the striking down of Section 6A of the DSPE Act applies retrospectively.
Source: Supreme Court Observer
2025
Vasanta Sampat Dupare v. Union of India
Death sentence set aside; sentence re-examination upheld under Article 32.
Source: Supreme Court Observer
2026
Rehana Khan v. Rizwan Siddhiqui
An advocate cannot use information received in confidence against a client, even if the client turns adversarial.
Source: Supreme Court Observer
Source: sci.gov.in · sci.gov.in profile · CJI succession projected by seniority convention, not an official appointment. Roster as of 6 Oct 2026.