Sanjay Kishan Kaul

Hon'ble Mr. Justice (Retd.) Sanjay Kishan Kaul
Judge of Supreme Court of India
In office 16 February 2017 – 25 December 2023
Nominated by	Jagdish Singh Khehar
Appointed by	Pranab Mukherjee
Chief Justice of Madras High Court
In office 26 July 2014 – 15 February 2017
Nominated by	Rajendra Mal Lodha
Appointed by	Pranab Mukherjee
Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court
In office 1 June 2013 – 25 July 2014
Nominated by	Altamas Kabir
Appointed by	Pranab Mukherjee
Judge of Delhi High Court
In office 3 May 2001 – 31 May 2013 Acting CJ-23 September 2012-25 September 2012
Nominated by	Adarsh Sein Anand
Appointed by	Kocheril Raman Narayanan
Personal details
Born	(1958-12-26) 26 December 1958 (age 65)
Alma mater	Faculty of Law, University of Delhi

Sanjay Kishan Kaul (born 26 December 1958) is a former judge and lawyer who served as a judge of the Supreme Court of India since 2017 until upon his retirement in 2023. He has served as the first puisne judge, senior-most after the Chief Justice of India. Also, he has been the ex officio executive chairman of National Legal Services Authority.

He is a former chief justice of Madras High Court and Punjab and Haryana High Court and a former judge of Delhi High Court. He has also served as the acting chief justice of Delhi High Court.^[1]