Which among the following is the correct age of retirement of Judge of Supreme Court?

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Question

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UPSSSC PET Official Paper (Held on: 16 October 2022 Shift 2)

Answer 1

The correct answer is 65 years.

Key Points

The retirement age of a Supreme Court judge is 65 years. (It is 62 years for High Court judges.)

Additional Information

Chief Justice of India (CJI) -
- They are appointed by the President under clause (2) of Article 124 of the Constitution.
Qualification -
- The CJI should be a citizen of India.
- for not less than five years has been a Judge of a High Court or a Judge of two or more Courts, or
- For not less than ten years has been an advocate in a High Court or in two or more such Courts, or
- A jurist of eminence in the opinion of the President.
The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Bill 2019 increased by four judges.
It increased the judicial power from 31 to 34 including the Chief Justice.
Originally the number of judges in the Supreme Court was fixed at eight (one Chief Justice and seven other judges).