Judges In Supreme Court

Explanation :

• Against the backdrop of nearly 60,000 pending cases in the Supreme Court, a bill to increase the number of judges in the top court from 30 to 33 was introduced in LokSabha on 5^th August, 2019.
• As of now, the Supreme Court has a sanctioned strength of 30 judges, plus the Chief Justice of India (CJI) -31 judges.
• Once the bill gets parliamentary approval, its sanctioned strength will go up to 33, plus the CJI, according to the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill.
• Back in 1988, the judge strength of the SC was increased from 18 to 26, and then again after two decades in 2009, it was increased to 31, including the CJI, to expedite disposal of cases to keep pace with the rate of institution.

Source: Civil Services Chronicle Online