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Supreme Court of India consists of a Chief Justice and not more than

Article 124(1) provides for a Chief Justice of India and, until Parliament by law prescribes a larger number, not more than seven other judges. The Supreme Court (Number of…

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Article 124(1) provides for a Chief Justice of India and, until Parliament by law prescribes a larger number, not more than seven other judges. The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act, 1956, as amended in 2019, fixes the maximum at thirty-three judges excluding the Chief Justice, a total strength of thirty-four.

Seven was the original 1950 figure, and twenty-five and thirty were the limits under earlier amendments of the 1956 Act.

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