In 1861, the Indian High Courts Act 1861 was enacted to create high courts for various provinces and abolish Supreme Courts at Calcutta, Madras and Bombay and also the sadar … See more

The building is shaped to symbolize scales of justice with its centre-beam being the Central Wing of the building, consisting of the Chief Justice's … See more

Size of the court
Initially, the Constitution of India provided for a Supreme Court with a chief justice and 7 judges. In the early years, a full bench of the Supreme Court sat together to hear the cases presented before them. As the work of the … See more

The Supreme Court of India was constituted as per Chapter IV of Part V of the Constitution of India. The fourth Chapter of the Indian Constitution is " The Union Judiciary". Under this Chapter, the Supreme Court of India is vested with all Jurisdiction. See more

Presently, the Members of Collegium are:
• Chief Justice Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
• Justice Sanjiv Khanna
• Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai
• Justice Surya Kant See more

Registry
The registry of the Supreme Court is headed by the Secretary-General, who is currently assisted by 10 registrars, several additional and … See more

The Constitution seeks to ensure the independence of Supreme Court judges in various ways. Per Article 50 of directive principles of state policy, … See more