The power to increase the number of judges in the Supreme Court of India is vested in

Asked in APPSC Group II Mains paper 1 2025 · Topic: The Supreme Court (Composition, Appointment, Qualifications, and Tenure of Judges)

1. Law Commission
2. President of India
3. Parliament
4. Collegium

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