Union Cabinet Clears Proposal To Increase Supreme Court Strength To 33 Judges (Excluding CJI)

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31 July 2019 4:58 PM IST

  • Union Cabinet Clears Proposal To Increase Supreme Court Strength To 33 Judges (Excluding CJI)

    The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the proposal to introduce a bill to increase the number of judges in Supreme Court from 30 to 33 excluding the Chief Justice of India.The strength of the Supreme Court is fixed by law made by the Parliament as per Article 124(1) of the Constitution of India. Therefore, the strength can be increased by way of parliamentary legislation.Addressing the...

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