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Judges Directory and Bench Analytics

A descriptive directory of judges across the Supreme Court of India, the 25 High Courts, and major tribunals. Court affiliation, tenure, bench composition. No predictive scoring.

Knowing the bench you are appearing before matters. CourtNetra maintains a descriptive directory of judges across the Supreme Court of India, the 25 High Courts, and the seven tribunals — for every judge, you can see the court they sit on, their tenure window, the benches they regularly compose, and the volume of judgments they have authored.

The directory is read off public sources: official court rosters, daily cause lists, gazette notifications, and authored judgments published on court portals. No private data, no scraping outside the public domain.

CourtNetra deliberately does not provide predictive scoring ("how this judge has ruled in similar cases"). That kind of analytic crosses the line drawn by Section 2(c) of the Contempt of Courts Act 1971 (statements scandalising or lowering the authority of any court are criminal contempt) and by Bar Council of India Rule 36 (which constrains advertisement-style claims). The directory stays on the descriptive side of that line — what we can verifiably say from public records.

What's included

  • Sitting and retired judges across SC, 25 HCs, and major tribunals
  • Court affiliation, designation, tenure window
  • Bench composition history (read off cause lists)
  • Authored counts and bench counts
  • Filterable by court, authored counts, bench counts, alphabetical
  • Public-source provenance for every entry
  • No predictive scoring — Bar Council Rule 36 / CoCA s.2(c) compliant
  • Linked to NyayaLens AI judgment search for judge context

How it works

  1. 1

    Browse the directory

    Open the directory from the NyayaLens menu. Default sort is by authority (a descriptive composite of authored count and bench count). Use the filter bar to narrow to a specific court or tribunal.

  2. 2

    Open a judge profile

    Each profile shows the judge's court, designation, tenure window, recent benches they have sat on (parsed from daily cause lists), and authored-judgment counts. Authored judgments link back into NyayaLens for full-text reading.

  3. 3

    Cross-reference with your matters

    When a matter you track is listed before a particular judge, the matter dashboard surfaces a quick link to that judge's profile so you can check tenure, recent benches, and recent authored judgments before appearance.

  4. 4

    Use it in NyayaLens

    Search NyayaLens AI for a topic; results that include judgments authored by a judge are tagged with the judge profile. Useful for matter-prep and for understanding the judicial context behind a precedent.

1. What you will not find here

CourtNetra does not provide:

  • Predictive scoring of how a judge will rule in your matter.
  • "Win rate" or "favourable outcome" percentages for any judge.
  • Personal data scraped from social media or LinkedIn.
  • Any commentary that could constitute scandalising the court under Section 2(c) of the Contempt of Courts Act 1971.

These are deliberate omissions, not gaps. Some legal-tech products in other jurisdictions offer predictive scoring; the regulatory environment in India treats those as out of bounds, and CourtNetra respects that line.

2. Compliance posture

The directory has been reviewed against:

  • Bar Council of India Rule 36 — restrictions on advertisement and solicitation by advocates. The directory does not advertise any advocate, court, or judge; it is a passive reference resource.
  • Contempt of Courts Act 1971, Section 2(c) — criminal-contempt definition. The directory contains no commentary, no scandalising statements, and no material that could lower the authority of any court.
  • Information Technology Act 2000 + IT Rules 2021 — intermediary obligations, grievance officer requirement. CourtNetra has a documented grievance officer (see /grievance).
  • Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 — only public records are used; no personal data of judges beyond what court portals publish.

3. Coverage of the Indian judiciary

As of 2026, the directory covers:

  • Supreme Court of India — sitting and retired Justices.
  • 25 High Courts — sitting and recently retired Justices, including the Chief Justice and judges of each Bench.
  • Tribunals — chairpersons, members, judicial members, and technical members of NCLT, NCLAT, NGT, ITAT, CESTAT, AFT, and DRT.

Coverage expands as new tribunal portals come online and as the team backfills retired judges where authoritative public records exist.

Frequently asked

Does CourtNetra predict which way a judge will rule?

No. The judges directory is descriptive only — court affiliation, tenure, bench composition, and authored counts. Predictive scoring is incompatible with Bar Council of India Rule 36 (which prohibits an advocate from soliciting work or advertising) and Section 2(c) of the Contempt of Courts Act 1971 (which treats statements scandalising or lowering the authority of any court as criminal contempt). CourtNetra deliberately stays on the descriptive side of this line.

Where does the data come from?

Public sources only — official court rosters, daily cause lists, gazette notifications, and authored judgments published on court portals. No private databases, no scraped LinkedIn or social-media data. Every directory entry can be traced back to its source on demand.

How current is the directory?

Court rosters are refreshed weekly; bench composition is read from each daily cause list as the auto-fetch runs. Tenure-end dates and elevations are updated within 24 hours of the relevant gazette notification when published.

Can I filter by court or by tribunal?

Yes. The directory supports filtering by court (Supreme Court, individual High Courts, tribunals), authored counts (descending), bench-count (descending), and alphabetical order by surname. There is no "win rate" or "favourable outcomes" filter — see the first FAQ for why.

Are senior counsel listed?

No. The directory lists sitting and retired judges across SC, HCs, and tribunals. Senior counsel are listed in a separate flow tied to your matter records (so you can keep notes on counsel you have briefed before).

Is the directory part of every plan?

Yes. The judges directory is part of every CourtNetra plan, including the Solo tier. NyayaLens AI uses the same directory to attach judge context to judgment search results.

See it on real Indian court data

CourtNetra offers a 3-day free trial — no card required. Add a matter, watch the auto-fetch fire, and try NyayaLens AI on your own brief.

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