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 […]

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.

The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act 1956, as originally enacted, provided for the maximum number of judges (excluding the chief justice of India) to be 10. This number was increased to 13 by the Supreme Court (Number of Judges), Amendment Act, 1960, and to 17 by another amendment to the law.

The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act 1956, as originally enacted, provided for the maximum number of judges (excluding the chief justice of India) to be 10. This number was increased to 13 by the Supreme Court (Number of Judges), Amendment Act, 1960, and to 17 by another amendment to the law.

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