Union Cabinet Approves Proposal to Increase Supreme Court Judges from 33 to 37
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Union Cabinet approved increasing the sanctioned strength of Supreme Court judges from 33 to 37 (excluding the CJI), making the total strength 38 (including CJI)
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The Supreme Courts (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill will be introduced in Parliament to amend the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act, 1956
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The current judge vacancy crisis has led to over 80,000 pending cases in the Supreme Court
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The move aims to address the mounting judicial backlog; India has one of the lowest judge-to-population ratios among major democracies (~21 judges per million people)
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Last increase was in 2019 when strength was raised from 30 to 33; this is a further expansion to meet rising caseload
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The expansion is especially significant as it may enable more Constitution Bench hearings, reducing wait time for fundamental rights cases
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