The power to increase the number of judges in the Supreme Court of India is vested in the ___________.

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This question was previously asked in

MPSC Subordinate Services Mains 2021 (STI) Official Paper-II (Held On: 24 Jul 2022)

Answer 1

The correct answer is Parliament.

Key Points

Supreme Court:

The Supreme Court of India was inaugurated on January 28, 1950.
It succeeded the Federal Court of India, established under the Government of India Act of 1935.
Articles 124 to 147 in Part V of the Constitution deal with the organisation, independence, jurisdiction, powers, procedures and so on of the Supreme Court.
The Parliament is also authorised to regulate them.
The judges of the Supreme Court are appointed by the president.
The other judges are appointed by the president after consultation with the chief justice and such other judges of the Supreme Court and the high courts as he deems necessary.
A judge of the Supreme Court can be removed from his Office by an order of the president.
At present, the Supreme Court consists of thirty-one judges (one chief justice and thirty other judges).
In February 2009, the centre notified an increase in the number of Supreme Court judges from twenty-six to thirty one, including the Chief Justice of India.
This followed the enactment of the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Act, 2008.
Hence, The power to increase the number of judges in the Supreme Court of India is vested in the Parliament.