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  2. Supreme Court of India - Wikipedia

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    The Supreme Court of India ( IAST: Bhārat Kā Sarvochch Nyāyālaya भारत का सर्वोच्च न्यायालय) is the supreme judicial authority and the highest court of the Republic of India. It is the final court of appeal for all civil and criminal cases in India. It also has the power of judicial review.

  3. List of sitting judges of the Supreme Court of India - Wikipedia

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    Emblem of the Supreme Court of India The Supreme Court of India, in New Delhi. There are currently 32 judges (including the Chief Justice) who comprise the Supreme Court of India, the highest court in the country. The maximum possible strength is 34. According to the Constitution of India, the judges of the Supreme Court must retire at the age ...

  4. Judiciary of India - Wikipedia

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    The judiciary of India ( ISO: Bhārata kī Nyāyapālikā) is a system of courts that interpret and apply the law in the Republic of India. India uses a common law system, first introduced by the British East India Company and with influence from other colonial powers and Indian princely states, as well as practices from ancient and medieval times.

  5. List of chief justices of India - Wikipedia

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    Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, the incumbent chief justice of India, since 9 November 2022 The Chief Justice of India is the highest-ranking officer of the Indian judiciary and the chief judge of the Supreme Court of India. As head of the Supreme Court, the chief justice is responsible for the allocation of cases and appointment of constitutional benches which deal with important matters of law ...

  6. List of women judges of the Supreme Court of India - Wikipedia

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    Emblem of the Supreme Court of India The Supreme Court of India, in New Delhi. This is a list of women judges of the Supreme Court of India, the highest court in the Republic of India. The list is ordered according to chronology. The first woman to become a justice in the court was Fathima Beevi, appointed on 6 October 1989. There have been 11 ...

  7. List of former judges of the Supreme Court of India - Wikipedia

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    Supreme Court Building. The following is a list of former Judges of the Supreme Court of India since its inception on 26 January 1950. A total of 239 judges have served in the court (excluding sitting judges). The list has been arranged on the basis of date of retirement with Chief Justices mentioned first.

  8. S. R. Bommai v. Union of India - Wikipedia

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    Union of India. S. R. Bommai v. Union of India ( [1994] 2 SCR 644 : AIR 1994 SC 1918 : (1994)3 SCC1) is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of India, [2] where the Court discussed at length provisions of Article 356 of the Constitution of India and related issues. This case had huge impact on Centre-State Relations.

  9. 2019 Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya dispute - Wikipedia

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    The final judgement in the Ayodhya dispute was declared by the Supreme Court of India on 9 November 2019. [4] The Supreme Court ordered the disputed land (2.77 acres) to be handed over to a trust (to be created by the government of India) to build the Ram Janmabhoomi (revered as the birthplace of Hindu deity, Rama) temple.