← Judiciary (Part V Chapter IV; Part VI Chapters V and VI)Supreme Court: composition, appointment, removal, independenceFind a topicSearchEstablishment and number of judges fixed by Parliament (Art. 124)Appointment by the President after consultation; the collegiumNJAC (Art. 124A-C) inserted and struck down in 2015Removal: special majority address; Judges (Inquiry) Act 1968Acting CJI, ad hoc judges, retired judges (Art. 126-128)Salaries, tenure, bar on practice, own staff (Art. 125, 146)Seat at Delhi; other places with the President's approval (Art. 130)Minimum bench for substantial constitutional-interpretation questionsQualifications for appointment as a Supreme Court judge
