Supreme Court

As updated on 24 November, 2019

Facts:

 Established on 28 January, 1950 as the Supreme Court of India.

 Location: Tilak Marg, New Delhi
 Motto: Yato Dharmastato Jayah [where there is righteousness (dharma), there is
victory (Jayah)]
 Present Strength – 34 (33 judges + 1 Chief Justice of India)
 Present Chief Justice – Sharad Arvind Bopde (From 18 November, 2019 to 23 April,
2021)
 Next in line to become Chief Justice – N. V. Ramana

Present members of Collegium (5 members)

 Sharad Arvind Bobde (CJI)

 N. V. Ramana (Judge)
 Arun Kumar Mishra (Judge)
 Rohinton Fali Nariman (Judge)
 R. Banumathi (Judge)

List of Chief-Justices of India

 1st – Justice H. J. Kania

 2nd – Patanjali Shastri
 11th - Mohammad Hidayatullah
 13th - Sarv Mittra Sikri
 14th - A. N. Ray
 16th - Y. V. Chandrachud
 17th - P. N. Bhagwati
 27th - J. S. Verma
 46th – Ranjan Gogoi
 47th (Present) – Sharad Arvind Bopde
List of female judges of Supreme Court of India

Presently there are 3 sitting female judges out of the total 34 judges (including Chief Justice
of India) in the court namely –

(i) R. Banumathi
(ii) Indu Malhotra
(iii) Indira Banerjee.

First female judge of the Supreme Court of India – Fathima Beevi (1989)