{
  "id": 113432,
  "title": "Why has Parliament increased the number of Supreme Court judges? | Explained",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/why-has-parliament-increased-the-number-of-supreme-court-judges",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-04T04:09:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/why-has-parliament-increased-the-number-of-supreme-court-judges-explained/article71303840.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Lok Sabha recently passed the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026, which increases the sanctioned strength of the Supreme Court from 34 to 38 judges, including the Chief Justice of India (CJI). This is the first increase in the court's strength since 2019, when the sanctioned strength was raised from 31 to 34 judges. The government has cited the growing backlog of cases in the Supreme Court, with 92,101 cases pending as of January 1, 2026, as the primary reason for the increase. Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal argued that the proposal was necessary to ensure speedy and effective justice by enabling the apex court to deal with its growing workload. The Bill now awaits consideration in the Rajya Sabha.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}