ANSWER: Only 1
Explanation:
- Article 124 deals with appointment of judges of supreme court of India and there is no special provision in constitution for appointment of CJI.
Eligibility for judge of SC:
- A citizen of India who has been a judge of one high court or more (continuously), for at least five years or an advocate there, for at least ten years, or a distinguished jurist, in the opinion of the president, is eligible to be recommended for appointment, a judge of the supreme court.
- A person who has retired as a Judge of the Supreme Court is debarred from practicing in any court of law or before any other authority in India.
- Senior-most Supreme Court judge Justice Tirath Singh Thakur was sworn in as 43rd Chief Justice of India.
