Union Cabinet Accepts Proposal To Increase Strength Of Supreme Court Judges To 37 (Excluding CJI)

Gursimran Kaur Bakshi

5 May 2026 7:38 PM IST

  • Union Cabinet Accepts Proposal To Increase Strength Of Supreme Court Judges To 37 (Excluding CJI)

    In an important development today, the Union Cabinet has approved the proposal for introducing a Bill to increase the judges' strength in the Supreme Court from 33 judges(excluding the Chief Justice of India) to 38 judges( excluding the CJI)The Bill, Supreme Court(Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026, will bring these amendments to the Supreme Court(Number of Judges) Act, 1956. In 2019,...

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