The Supreme Court

According to Article 126 of the Indian Constitution, the Acting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is appointed by the President of India. It is done if the post of Chief Justice is vacant or he is unable to discharge his duties. There is no provision of additional judges in the Supreme Court of India.

According to Article 126 of the Indian Constitution, the Acting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is appointed by the President of India. It is done if the post of Chief Justice is vacant or he is unable to discharge his duties. There is no provision of additional judges in the Supreme Court of India.

According to Article 124(2) of the Indian Constitution every Judge of the Supreme Court shall be appointed by the President after consultation with such of the Judges of the Supreme Court and of the High Courts in the States as the President may deem necessary for the purpose. However in case of appointment of a Judge other than the chief justice, the chief justice of India shall always be consulted. Consultation with the Chief Justice of India was made obligatory by a decision made in 1993. In 1998, the Supreme Court made it clear that Chief Justice of India's consultation means consultation of collegium which comprises the Chief Justice of India and four other senior-most Judges.

The Collegium System for the appointment of Judges was adopted by the Supreme Court in 1993. The Collegium System has it's genesis in three of Supreme Court judgments collectively known as the Three Judges Cases.

The Supreme Court's Collegium comprises the Chief Justice of India and 4 Senior Judges for recommending appointee to the Supreme Court.

The Chief Justice of India is one of the five senior judges of the Supreme Court's Collegium. They will take into consideration the promotion of judges of the Supreme Court, as well as the promotion of judges of High Courts to the position of chief justice. When there is a disagreement, the majority opinion will take precedence. The collegium approach emerged because the Indian Constitution requires consultation with the Chief Justice of India before any appointment to the judiciary. Significantly, Parliament did not establish this system. Initially, After the Second Judges Case (1993) the collegium system comprised the Chief Justice of India and the two senior-most judges of the Supreme Court. In this case Hon'ble Supreme Court of India ruled that consultation" means concurrence, binding the President to the Chief Justice's consultations.

The Second Administrative Reforms Commission has recommended that the appointment of Judges to Higher Courts should be through the participation of the Executive, the Legislature, and the Chief Justice of India.

The Second Administrative Reforms Commission has recommended that the appointment of Judges to Higher Courts should be through the participation of the Executive, the Legislature, and the Chief Justice of India.

Under Article 127(1) of the Constitution, at any time if there should not be a quorum of the Judges of the Supreme Court available to hold or continue any Session of the Court, the Chief Justice of India may, with the previous consent of the President and after consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court concerned, request in writing the attendance at the sittings of the Court, as an ad hoc Judge, for such period as may be necessary, of a Judge of a High Court duly qualified for appointment as a Judge of the Supreme Court to be designated by the Chief Justice of India.

Under Article 127(1) of the Constitution, at any time if there should not be a quorum of the Judges of the Supreme Court available to hold or continue any Session of the Court, the Chief Justice of India may, with the previous consent of the President and after consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court concerned, request in writing the attendance at the sittings of the Court, as an ad hoc Judge, for such period as may be necessary, of a Judge of a High Court duly qualified for appointment as a Judge of the Supreme Court to be designated by the Chief Justice of India.