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president promulgates ordinance raising supreme court judge strength to 37
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AI-generatedThis news is about a judicial administrative change in India. No direct commercial mechanism, commodity price impact, supply chain effect, or company margin implication is identified. The ordinance affects only the internal functioning of the Supreme Court and does not create scarcity, demand shock, or regulatory cost for any industry. Therefore, no relevant sectors are selected.
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- President Droupadi Murmu promulgated the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Ordinance, 2026.
- Sanctioned strength of Supreme Court increased from 33 to 37 judges (total 38 including CJI).
- Union Cabinet approved the related amendment bill.
- Aims to address backlog of over 92,000 pending cases.
- This is the second expansion under the current government; previous increase was in 2019.