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Initially, the Constitution of India provided for a Supreme Court with a chief justice and 7 judges. In the early years, a full bench of the Supreme Court sat together to hear the cases presented before them. As the work of the Court increased and cases began to accumulate, Parliament increased the number of judges (including the chief justice ...
Sanjiv Khanna, the incumbent chief justice of India, since 11 November 2024 The chief justice of India is the highest-ranking officer of the Indian judiciary and the chief judge of the Supreme Court of India. As head of the Supreme Court, the chief justice is responsible for the allocation of cases and appointment of constitutional benches which deal with important matters of law. In ...
Insignia of the Supreme Court of India The Supreme Court of India, in New Delhi. The Supreme Court of India is the highest court in the country. The maximum possible strength is 34. According to the Constitution of India, the judges of the Supreme Court must retire at the age of 65. [1] There are currently 33 judges (including the Chief Justice ...
Supreme Court Building. The following is a list of former Judges of the Supreme Court of India since its inception on 26 January 1950. A total of 239 judges have served in the court (excluding sitting judges). The list has been arranged on the basis of date of retirement with Chief Justices mentioned first.
A.K. Gopalan v. State of Madras, AIR 1950 SC 27, was a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of India in which the Court ruled that Article 21 of the Constitution did not require Indian courts to apply a due process of law standard. [1]
Over the course of his tenure on the Supreme Court, Sastri authored 75 judgments and was a part of 171 benches. [6] He also took part in the appointment of four judges. [7] Previously appointed pro-chancellor of Delhi University in 1953, he served in that capacity until 1956. In retirement, Sastri remained active with the Delhi branch of the ...
28 January – the Supreme Court of India is established, replacing both the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council and the Federal Court of India at the top of India's court system. 5 June – Bihar High Court struck down Bihar Management of Estates and Tenures Act, 1949 as unconstitutional. [4] 31 July – Indo-Nepal Treaty of Peace and ...
He was appointed to the Federal Court/Supreme Court of India in 1950 days before the commencement of the new Constitution. He officiated twice as Acting Chief Justice of India before holding the highest Judicial office of the country- Chief Justice of India for over three years. He retired on 30 September 1959. Over the course of his career on ...