The minimum number of judges to sit on a Constitution Bench or on a Bench which gives its advisory opinion on the reference by the President must be
A)one half of the total strength of the supreme court
B)seven
C)three
D)one third of the total strength of the court

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The minimum number of judges required to sit on a Constitution Bench or on a Bench which gives its advisory opinion on the reference by the President is five. However, since this specific option is not provided among the choices, the closest correct option based on the Supreme Court's practices and the Constitution of India is seven, as historically significant constitutional matters and references by the President for advisory opinions have been heard by benches of at least five or more judges, with seven or more being common for significant constitutional questions.

The Minimum Number of Judges to Sit on a Constitution