Supreme Court pendency

Four More Judges for the Supreme Court: President's Ordinance Responds to India's Mounting Case Backlog
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Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Ordinance, 2026 has been notified, raising judge strength from 34 to 38 to address rising case pendency.

Increase in Supreme Court judge strength
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Union Cabinet has approved the proposal to increase the sanctioned judge strength of the Supreme Court of India from 34 to 38 (including CJI).