Bombay High Court Virtual Museum

Portraits Of Judges







Oil paintings of the retired judges of Bombay High Court are spread in various court rooms in the High Court building. The High Court had original criminal jurisduction to decide criminal cases and for lesser offences there were Magistrates' Courts. When the High Court Judge sat in Session's Court to hear criminal cases, he used to wear red dress. The Original criminal jurisdiction of the High Court was discontinued after establishment of Bombay City Civil & Sessions Court & High Court became Criminal Appellate Court.






Justice Peter Grant
Justice Westropp
Justice Sargeant
Justice Farran
Maxwell Melville J.
Justice Peter Grant
1827-1828
S.C of Bom. 1828-1830
Justice Westropp
J.-1863-1870
C.J.-1870-1882
Justice Sargeant
1866-1895
Justice Farran
1869-1895
Maxwell Melville J.
1871-1884





Justice Nanabhai Haridas
Justice Bayley
Justice H.J.Parson
Justice K.T.Telang
Justice M.G.Ranade
Justice Nanabhai Haridas
1883-1889
Justice Bayley
1885-1897
Justice H.J.Parson
1887-1900
Justice K.T.Telang
1889-1893
Justice M.G.Ranade
1893-1901





Justice Badruddin Tyabji
Justice Jenkins
Justice Chandavarker
Justice Davar
Justice Macleod
Justice Badruddin Tyabji
1895-1906
Justice Jenkins
C.J.1899-1908
Justice Chandavarker
1901-1913
Justice Davar
1906-1916
Justice Macleod
J. 1910-1919
C.J. 1919-1926





Justice Lallubhai Shah
Justice S.S.Patkar
Justice Rangnekar
Justice Beaumont
Justice B.J. Wadia
Justice Lallubhai Shah
1913-1926
Justice S.S.Patkar
1927-1933
Justice Rangnekar
1929-1938
Justice Beaumont
C.J. 1930-1943
Justice B.J. Wadia
1931-1941





Justice Harilal Kania
Justice H.V. Divetia
Justice M.C. Chagla
Justice N.S.Lokur
Justice Tendolkar
Justice Harilal Kania
1933-1946
Justice H.V. Divetia
1934-1946
Justice M.C. Chagla
J. 1942-1948
C.J. 1948-1958
Justice N.S.Lokur
1942-1947
Justice Tendolkar
1947-1958





Justice P.B. Gajendragadkar
Justice J.C. Shah
Justice K.T.Desai
Justice Chainani

Justice P.B. Gajendragadkar
1947-1957
Justice J.C. Shah
1949-1959
Justice K.T.Desai
1957-1960
Justice Chainani
J. 1948-1958
C.J. 1958-1965







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