List of chief justices of the Gujarat High Court
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| post = Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court
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| incumbent = Justice Sunita Agarwal
| incumbentsince = 23 July 2023
| department = Gujarat High Court
| seat = Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
| nominator = Collegium of the Supreme Court
| appointer = President of India
| termlength = till the age of 62 yrs{{cite web|url=http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/judges.htm|title=Supreme Court of India - CJI & Sitting Judges|publisher=|accessdate=4 July 2015}}
| constituting_instrument = Constitution of India (under Article 214)
| formation = {{start date and age|df=yes|1960|5|1}}
| first = Justice S. T. Desai (1 May 1960 – 25 January 1961)
| abbreviation = CJ Gujarat
| salary = {{INRConvert|250000}} (per month){{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/supreme-court-high-court-judges-get-nearly-200-salary-hike/story-sRMnVUhOLqAgXJaVOf0VcN.html|title=Supreme Court, High Court judges get nearly 200% salary hike|newspaper=The Hindustan Times|date=30 January 2018|accessdate=30 January 2018}}
| website = http://gujarathighcourt.nic.in/
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The Chief Justice of Gujarat presides over the Gujarat High Court. They are not appointed by the President of India under warrant. The President is required to consult the Governor of Gujarat and the Chief Justice of India before making such appointment. The Governor of Gujarat administers the oath of office at time of appointment. The current Chief Justice of the High Court of Gujarat is Justice Sunita Agarwal.
List of Chief justice of Gujarat
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!# ! rowspan="2" |Portrait ! rowspan="2" |Chief Justice ! colspan="2" |Tenure |
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29
| |1 May 1960 |25 January 1961 |
30
| |26 January 1961 |22 May 1963 |
31
| |31 May 1963 |21 February 1966 |
32
| |Jaishanker Manilal Shelat |21 February 1966 |22 February 1966 |
33
| |Nomanbhai Mahmedbhai Miabhoy |22 February 1966 |24 February 1966 |
34
| |21 February 1966 |15 September 1967 |
35
| |15 September 1967 |17 July 1973 |
36
| |17 July 1973 |1 July 1976 |
37
| |Seshareddi Obul Reddi |1 July 1976 |18 August 1977 |
38
| |Bipinchandra Jivanlal Divan |18 August 1977 |20 August 1977 |
39
| |Seshareddi Obul Reddi |20 August 1977 |28 August 1977 |
40
| |28 August 1977 |19 August 1981 |
41
| |20 August 1981 |28 September 1983 |
42
| |28 September 1983 |1 February 1985 |
43
| |1 February 1985 |21 March 1985 |
44
| |Puliyangudi Ramaiyapillai Gokulakrishnan |21 March 1985 |12 August 1990 |
45
| |12 August 1990 |15 June 1992 |
46
| |15 June 1992 |14 December 1993 |
47
| |14 December 1993 |1 July 1996 |
48
| |Gurudas Datta Kamat |1 July 1996 |4 January 1997 |
49
| |Kumaran Sreedharan |4 January 1997 |3 June 1998 |
50
| |Konakuppakattil Gopinathan Balakrishnan |3 June 1998 |7 September 1999 |
51
| |7 September 1999 |17 March 2002 |
52
| |17 March 2002 |18 March 2003 |
53
| |Bhawani Singh |18 March 2003 |27 March 2006 |
54
| |3 February 2006 |30 June 2008 |
55
| |30 June 2008 |16 November 2009 |
56
| |16 November 2009 |13 September 2011 |
57
| |13 September 2011 |28 September 2014 |
58
| |28 September 2014 |28 September 2014 |
59
| |28 September 2014 |12 February 2016 |
60
| |12 February 2016 |1 November 2018 |
61
| |Akil Abdulhamid Kureshi (Acting) |1 November 2018 |1 November 2018 |
62
| |1 November 2018 |2 November 2018 |
63
| |Akil Abdulhamid Kureshi (Acting) |2 November 2018 |14 November 2018 |
64
| |Anantkumar Surendraray Dave (Acting) |15 November 2018 |10 September 2019 |
65
| |10 September 2019 |30 August 2021 |
66
| |Vineet Kothari (Acting) |31 August 2021 |1 September 2021 |
67
| |Rashmin Manharbhai Chhaya (Acting) |2 September 2021 |12 October 2021 |
68
| |13 October 2021 |12 February 2023 |
69
| |13 February 2023 |25 February 2023 |
70
| |Ashish Jitendra Desai (acting) |26 February 2023 |21 July 2023 |
71
| |23 July 2023 |Incumbent |