India's Union Cabinet Approves Increase of Supreme Court Judges from 34 to 38
Cabinet Approves Proposal To Increase Supreme Court Judges From 34 To 38
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The Union Cabinet of India has approved a proposal to increase the number of Supreme Court judges from 34 to 38, including the Chief Justice of India. A bill will be introduced in the next parliamentary session to formalize this change.
- 01The Supreme Court will increase its judge count from 34 to 38.
- 02The proposal was approved by India's Union Cabinet.
- 03A bill will be presented in the next parliamentary session.
- 04The Supreme Court's judge count has been amended multiple times since 1956.
- 05The last increase was from 30 to 33 judges in 2019.
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On Tuesday, the Union Cabinet of India approved a proposal to increase the number of judges in the Supreme Court from 34 to 38, which includes the Chief Justice of India. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated that the current composition of the court includes 33 judges and the Chief Justice. A bill to formalize this increase will be introduced in the next session of Parliament. The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act 1956 originally set the maximum number of judges (excluding the Chief Justice) at 10. This number has been amended several times, increasing to 13 in 1960, 17 in 1960, 25 in 1986, and 30 in 2009. The last amendment in 2019 raised the number from 30 to 33 judges. This latest proposal marks another significant change in the composition of India's highest judicial body.
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The increase in Supreme Court judges may enhance judicial efficiency and reduce case backlogs, benefiting litigants and the legal system in India.
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