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Supreme Court of India
Supreme Court of India
Bhārat Kā Sarvochch Nyāyālaya
	Emblem of the Supreme Court of India
	28°37′20″N 77°14′23″E / 28.622237°N 77.239584°E
Established	October 1, 1937; 86 years ago;
Jurisdiction	India
Location	Tilak Marg, New Delhi, Delhi: 110001, India
Coordinates	28°37′20″N 77°14′23″E / 28.622237°N 77.239584°E
Motto	IAST: Yato Dharmastato Jayah; (transl. Where there is righteousness and moral duty (dharma), there is victory (jayah)) ;
Composition method	Collegium of the Supreme Court of India
Authorized by	Article 124 of the Constitution of India
Judge term length	Mandatory retirement at 65 years of age
Number of positions	34 (33+1; present strength)
Website	sci.gov.in
Chief Justice of India
Currently	Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
Since	9 November 2022

The Supreme Court of India (IAST: Bhārat Kā Sarvochch Nyāyālaya भारत का सर्वोच्च न्यायालय) is the supreme judicial authority and the highest court of the Republic of India. It is the final court of appeal for all civil and criminal cases in India. It also has the power of judicial review. The Supreme Court, which consists of the Chief Justice of India and a maximum of fellow 33 judges, has extensive powers in the form of original, appellate and advisory jurisdictions.^[5]

As the apex constitutional court, it takes up appeals primarily against verdicts of the High Courts of various states and tribunals. As an advisory court, it hears matters which are referred by the President of India. Under judicial review, the court invalidates both normal laws as well as constitutional amendments that violate the Basic structure doctrine. It is required to safeguard the fundamental rights of citizens and settles legal disputes among the central government and various state governments.

Its decisions are binding on other Indian courts as well as the union and state governments.^[6] As per the Article 142 of the Constitution, the court is conferred with the inherent jurisdiction to pass any order deemed necessary in the interest of complete justice which becomes binding on the President to enforce.^[7] The Supreme Court replaced the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council as the highest court of appeal since 28 January 1950, two days after India was declared a republic.

Empowered by the Indian Constitution with expansive authority to initiate actions and wield appellate jurisdiction over all courts within the nation along with the pivotal ability to review constitutional amendments, underscoring its significant role in the legal landscape of the country, the Supreme Court of India is widely acknowledged as one of the most powerful supreme courts in the world.^[8]^[9]

^ "SUPREME COURT OF INDIA" (PDF). main.sci.gov.in.
^ "Supreme Court of India, administrative document" (PDF). registry.sci.gov.in.
^ Wagner, Anne; Marusek, Sarah (24 May 2021). Flags, Color, and the Legal Narrative: Public Memory, Identity, and Critique. Springer Nature. p. 406. ISBN 978-3-030-32865-8. A slightly different (32-spoke) version of the same wheel adorns the logo of the Supreme Court of India as a visual declaration of righteousness, authority and truth
^ "Chief Justice & Judges". Supreme Court of India. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
^ "Rule of law index 2016". Archived from the original on 29 April 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
^ "History of Supreme Court of India" (PDF). Supreme Court of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
^ "Constitution of India | Legislative Department | India". Retrieved 20 January 2024.
^ Zwart, Tom (2003). "Review of Judicial Activism in India: Transgressing Borders and Enforcing Rights". Journal of Law and Society. 30 (2): 332–337. ISSN 0263-323X. JSTOR 1410775.
^ Chandra, Aparna; Hubbard, William H. J.; Kalantry, Sital (2019), Rosenberg, Gerald N.; Bail, Shishir; Krishnaswamy, Sudhir (eds.), "The Supreme Court of India: An Empirical Overview of the Institution", A Qualified Hope: The Indian Supreme Court and Progressive Social Change, Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 43–76, ISBN 978-1-108-47450-4, retrieved 10 March 2023

[1] "SUPREME COURT OF INDIA" (PDF). main.sci.gov.in.

[2] "Supreme Court of India, administrative document" (PDF). registry.sci.gov.in.

[3] Wagner, Anne; Marusek, Sarah (24 May 2021). Flags, Color, and the Legal Narrative: Public Memory, Identity, and Critique. Springer Nature. p. 406. ISBN 978-3-030-32865-8. A slightly different (32-spoke) version of the same wheel adorns the logo of the Supreme Court of India as a visual declaration of righteousness, authority and truth

[4] "Chief Justice & Judges". Supreme Court of India. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2017.

[5] "Rule of law index 2016". Archived from the original on 29 April 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2018.

[History_PDF-6] "History of Supreme Court of India" (PDF). Supreme Court of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.

[legislative.gov.in-7] "Constitution of India | Legislative Department | India". Retrieved 20 January 2024.

[8] Zwart, Tom (2003). "Review of Judicial Activism in India: Transgressing Borders and Enforcing Rights". Journal of Law and Society. 30 (2): 332–337. ISSN 0263-323X. JSTOR 1410775.

[9] Chandra, Aparna; Hubbard, William H. J.; Kalantry, Sital (2019), Rosenberg, Gerald N.; Bail, Shishir; Krishnaswamy, Sudhir (eds.), "The Supreme Court of India: An Empirical Overview of the Institution", A Qualified Hope: The Indian Supreme Court and Progressive Social Change, Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 43–76, ISBN 978-1-108-47450-4, retrieved 10 March 2023

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Bhārat Kā Sarvochch Nyāyālaya
Emblem of the Supreme Court of India^[1]^[2]^[3]


28°37′20″N 77°14′23″E / 28.622237°N 77.239584°E / 28.622237; 77.239584
Established	October 1, 1937; 86 years ago (1937-10-01)
Jurisdiction	India
Location	Tilak Marg, New Delhi, Delhi: 110001, India
Coordinates	28°37′20″N 77°14′23″E / 28.622237°N 77.239584°E / 28.622237; 77.239584
Motto	IAST: Yato Dharmastato Jayah (transl. Where there is righteousness and moral duty (dharma), there is victory (jayah))
Composition method	Collegium of the Supreme Court of India
Authorized by	Article 124 of the Constitution of India
Judge term length	Mandatory retirement at 65 years of age
Number of positions	34 (33+1; present strength)^[4]
Website	sci.gov.in
Chief Justice of India
Currently	Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
Since	9 November 2022

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