Bill Seeking Increase in the Number of Supreme Court Judges Introduced in Loksabha [Read Bill]

In order to address the rising pendency of cases in the apex court, central government has introduced the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2019 in the Loksabha. The Bill seeks to increase the current strength of judges in the Supreme Court from thirty to thirty-three, excluding the Chief Justice of India.The Judges will also be entitled to the use of rent free official...