Pinakpani · CC BY-SA 4.0Rajya Sabha clears Bill to raise number of Supreme Court judges to 38
The Rajya Sabha passed the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026, raising the apex court’s sanctioned strength to 38 judges. The Government said the higher strength would speed up the disposal of pending cases. During the debate, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said India would soon see its first woman Chief Justice of India.
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- The Bill raises the Supreme Court’s sanctioned strength to 38 judges.
- Aim: faster disposal of the court’s pending cases.
- Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal flagged India’s first woman CJI soon.
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