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Cabinet approves increasing strength of SC judges from 31 to 33 excluding CJI

04:40 PM Jul 31, 2019 | PTI |

New Delhi: The Cabinet on Wednesday approved increasing the strength of Supreme Court judges from 30 to 33, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said.

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He said now the Supreme Court would have 33 judges, besides the Chief Justice of India (CJI).

Once Parliament gives approval to the bill, the apex court will have a sanctioned strength of 34, including the CJI.
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