Top suggestions for A Bill to increase the str,ektoea an ordinance which increased the number of Supreme Court judges from 34 to 38 including the Chief Justice Off India.For context, the President of India had in May promulgated an Ordinance to increase the number of Supreme Court Judges from 33 to 37, excluding the Chief Justice of India.Pursuant to this the Supreme Court now has a sanctioned strength of 38 judges, including the CJI. The present working strength of the Supreme Court is 32 (including the CJI).The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Ordinance 2026 was promulgated to amend Section 2 of the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act, 1956, to replace the word "33" therein with "37". As per Article 124 of the Constitution, the Supreme Court comprises the Chief Justice of India and the number of Judges which the Parliament prescribes by way of law |