Appointment of four new judges of the Supreme Court

Appointment of four new judges of the Supreme Court

Question: The Judges of Supreme Court are appointed by which of the following?
(a)Prime Minister
(b)Chief Justice of India
(c)Lok Sabha
(d)President
Answer: (d)
Related facts:

  • Justice Hemant Gupta, R Subhash Reddy, M R Shah and Ajay Rastogi have been appointed as the judges of Supreme Court.
  • With these appointments the strength of judges rises to 28 while the sanctioned number of post is 31.




  • Justice MR Shah, is presently at the helm of the Patna High Court. Chief Justice Hemant Guptais currently heading the Madhya Pradesh High Court. Justice R Subhash Reddy is serving as the Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court. Justice Ajay Rastogi is currently the Chief Justice of Tripura High Court.
  • Justice Ranjan Gogoi is the 46th Chief Justice of India.




  • It is worth to note that Honorable President of India appoints the judges of Supreme Court

Links:

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/four-new-supreme-court-judges-sworn-in/article25399939.ece

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_India

https://barandbench.com/breaking-centre-clears-appointment-of-four-new-judges-to-supreme-court/