Vacancies in Supreme Court

There would be 11 vacancies of Judges in the Supreme Court of India up to 31.05.2012 including existing 4 vacancies of Judges as on 31.8.2011. Giving this information in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister of Law & Justice, said that pursuant to the Supreme Court Judgment of October 6, 1993 read with their Advisory Opinion of October 28, 1998, the entire process of initiation of proposal for appointment of a Judge of a Supreme Court of India rests with the Chief Justice of India. The proposals received from the Supreme Court are under consideration of the Government.