Multiple choice

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

  1. the President

  2. the Chief Justice of India

  3. Parliament

  4. the Law Commission
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Explanation

Article 124 of the Indian Constitution authorizes Parliament to law increase the number of Supreme Court judges. The President gives effect to this law. The original Constitution provided for 8 judges (including Chief Justice), which has been amended multiple times. The President acts on the advice of the Council of Ministers, making the power effectively Parliament's.

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