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With reference to the Supreme Court of India, explain the following :
(a) Discuss the composition of the Supreme Court.
(b) What are the qualifications of the judges of the Supreme Court?
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(a) The Supreme Court of India consists of a Chief Justice and some other Judges, the number of which may be fixed by the Parliament from time to time. At present it consists of the Chief Justice and 33 other judges, i.e. total 34 judges.
(b) To become a Judge or the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, a person should possess the following qualifications :
- He must be a citizen of India.
- He must have worked as a Judge in any of the High Courts continuously for not less than five years.
OR
He must have been an advocate of a High Court or of two or more such courts for at least 10 years.
OR
He should be a distinguished jurist in the opinion of the President.
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