New Delhi, May 17: President Droupadi Murmu has promulgated an ordinance increasing the sanctioned strength of judges in the Supreme Court of India to 37, excluding the Chief Justice of India (CJI). According to a gazette notification dated May 16, the move was taken as Parliament is not in session and immediate action was deemed […]

The ordinance comes days after the Union Cabinet approved a proposal to amend the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act, 1956. Earlier on May 5, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi had cleared the proposal for introducing the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026 in Parliament to increase the number of Supreme Court judges by four.

President Murmu's ordinance increases Supreme Court judges from 33 to 37, addressing case backlog and judicial vacancies.

President Murmu's ordinance increases Supreme Court judges from 33 to 37, addressing case backlog and judicial vacancies.

New Delhi: In an important development today, the Union Cabinet approved a proposal to introduce a Bill increasing the sanctioned strength of judges in

Cabinet approves increasing Supreme Court judges from 34 to 38; a Bill will be introduced in Parliament soon.

Cabinet approves increasing Supreme Court judges from 34 to 38; a Bill will be introduced in Parliament soon.

The latest increase came in 2019, when the strength was raised from 30 to 33, excluding the Chief Justice of India.

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi today has approved the proposal for introducing The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026 in Parliament to amend The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act, 1956 for increasing the number of Judges of the Supreme Court of India by 4 from […]