Question

The Supreme Court consists of-
a. 31 judges including Chief Justice of India
b. 34 judges including Chief Justice of India
c. Chief Justice of India and 20 other judges
d. Chief Justice of India and 26 other judges

Answer 1

Hint:
-With a huge backlog of cases in the top court, the government had recently increased the strength of the judges.
-The strength of Judges in the Supreme Court is the highest ever.
-The number of judges can be increased or decreased by the Parliament of India.

Complete answer:
The Supreme Court of India is the country's highest judicial court. It is the final court of appeal in the country. It consists of Chief Justice of India and 33 other Judges designated by the President of India and the retirement age of Supreme Court Judges is 65 years.

Previously the strength of the Supreme Court was 31 however it was changed to 34 including the CJI due to the backdrop of rising cases in the Supreme Court.

The Judges sit in benches of 2 or 3(called a Division Bench) or in benches of 5 or more (called a Constitutional Bench) when there are matters of fundamental questions of the law to be decided.

Therefore the answer is b.

Note:
-On 29th October,1959, Dr Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India laid the foundation of the Supreme Court building.
-The first woman judge of the Supreme Court and alsi in Asia was Fatima Beevi who was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1959.
-Supreme court judge can be removed by president only on the basis of misbehaviour and the Parliament is provided with the duty of investigating into the matter.