Polity & Governance
President Murmu promulgates ordinance to increase Supreme Court judge strength by four
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President Droupadi Murmu promulgated the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Ordinance, 2026, increasing the sanctioned strength of Supreme Court judges from 33 to 37 (excluding the Chief Justice of India). This move, coming six years after the last increase, aims to address the massive backlog of over 93,000 pending cases in the apex court.
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