Current context: Four new appoints have been made for the Supreme Court Judge on 19th September 2019.
a. 31
b. 32
c. 33
d. 34
e. 35
- The four judges are the Chief Justices of the High Courts.
- The total strength of the Supreme Court has now gone up to the highest ever number of 34.
- The appointed judges are as:
- Himachal Pradesh High Court Chief Justice V. Ramasubramanian
- Punjab and Haryana High Court Chief Justice Krishna Murari
- Rajasthan High Court Chief Justice S. Ravindra Bhat
- Kerala High Court Chief Justice Hrishikesh Roy
- Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, head of the SC collegium recommended the names of the judges for appointment to the apex court on 28th August 2019.
- The number of judges has been recently increased by the Parliament from 31 to 34, including the Chief Justice of India.
Question:
Q.1 What is the present strength of Judges in the Supreme Court?a. 31
b. 32
c. 33
d. 34
e. 35
