Who among the following appoints the chief justice of Supreme Court?

High court judges

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Supreme court judges

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Prime minister

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President

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Solution

The correct option is D President
President appoints the Chief Justice of Supreme Court. The outgoing Chief Justice usually selects the senior-most sitting judge of the Supreme Court. A judge is appointed to the Supreme Court by the President of India on the recommendation of the collegium, a closed group including Chief Justice of India.

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35. Consider the following statements

1. President can appoint a judge of the Supreme court/high court as the Acting Chief Justice of India.

2. Chief Justice of India can appoint a judge of a high court as an ad-hoc judge of the Supreme Court for a temporary period.

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