Shree Chandrashekhar

Shree Chandrashekhar is an Indian judge and the current Chief Justice of Bombay High Court. He has also served as a judge of Bombay High Court, Rajasthan High Court and as judge and Acting Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court.

Early life and career

Schree was born on May 25, 1965. He completed his LL.B. from Campus Law Centre, University of Delhi in 1993 and enrolled as an advocate with Delhi State Bar Council on December 9, 1993. He started his practice focusing on both Criminal and Civil matters. For nearly two decades, he practiced in multiple courts, including the Supreme Court, where roughly 140 reported judgments are attributed to his work.
He was appointed as Additional Judge of the Jharkhand High Court at Ranchi on 17 January 2013 and was confirmed as permanent Judge on 27 June 2014. He was appointed as Acting Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court on 29 December 2023.
He was transferred to the Rajasthan High Court and took oath on 5 July 2024. He was transferred to Bombay High Court and took oath as judge on 21 July 2025 where he also briefly served as Acting Chief Justice before being elevated as Chief Justice of the same High Court.
On 25 August 2025 Supreme Court collegium led by CJI B. R. Gavai recommended him to be appointed as Chief Justice of Bombay High Court consequent upon the elevation of the then Chief Justice Alok Aradhe to Supreme Court of India and central government approved this proposal and he took oath as Chief Justice on 5 September 2025.