Consider the passage given below and answer the following question. India is a federal State having a solitary and unified legal system with a three-tier structure, i.e., Supreme Court, High Courts and Subordinate Courts. Supreme Court at the pinnacle of the Indian Judiciary is the greatest authority to safeguard the rights and liberties of the citizens, and to maintain the upsides of law and order. The Supreme Court of India was established on 28th January 1950. It replaced both the Federal Court of India and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council which were at the apex of the Indian court system, under the colonial period. The Constitution of India as it remained in 1950 conceived a Supreme Court with a Chief Justice and 7 Judges. The Parliament was conceded the power to expand the number of judges in the coming years.

What is the sanctioned strength of Judges in the Supreme Court of India at present?

31 32 33 34

34

The Supreme Court can have 34 judges, including the CJI. The number was raised from 30 to 33 (excluding the CJI) in 2019 when the government passed The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2019 in August.