Union Cabinet approves proposal to raise Supreme Court judges strength to 38, including Chief Justice

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Tuesday decided to raise the strength of judges in the Supreme Court from 33 to 37, excluding the Chief Justice of India.

 

In a meeting, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, it 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