What is the sanctioned judge strength of the Supreme Court excluding Chief Justice of India as per the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Act, 2019?​

Correct option is B

• The Supreme Court of India is the highest judicial court and the final court of appeal under the Constitution of India.
• India is a federal state and has a single and unified judicial system with a three-tier structure, i.e. Supreme Court, High Courts, and Subordinate Courts.
• The Parliament of India has the power to make laws, organise jurisdiction, and modify the power of the Supreme Court.
• The number of judges can be increased or decreased by the parliament by legislation. There was a Provision in our constitution originally that there will be a Chief Justice and 7 other judges. This number was raised to 10 in 1956, 13 in 1960, 17 in 1977, and 25 in 1985.
• The later number of judges in the supreme court was raised from 26 (25+1) to 31 (30+1). In August 2019, the Cabinet has taken a decision to increase the strength (an increase of 10%) from 31 to 34 judges including the Chief Justice of India (CJI). The current sanctioned strength of the Supreme Court is thus 34. As per Article 124(1) of the Constitution of India, the strength of the Supreme Court is fixed by the law made by the Parliament.