PM Modi addresses public meeting in Bihar

Published By : Admin | May 4, 2019 | 15:30 IST
It is extremely satisfying that Bihar’s Champaran is leading the way in making ‘Swachhta Abhiyan’ a mass movement in the country: PM Modi
Both Congress and RJD, have only relied on promoting nepotism and corruption in their governance: PM Modi in Bihar
The NDA government in Bihar have been continuously striving to serve the people of Bihar and make their lives easier: Prime Minister Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed his third major rally for the day in Valmiki Nagar in Bihar. He said, “The land of Bihar and its people have always been known for their bravery and for standing up to injustice. Similarly, it is extremely satisfying that Bihar’s Champaran is leading the way in making ‘Swachhta Abhiyan’ a mass movement in the country.”

PM Modi severely criticised the Opposition parties and their allies in Bihar for failing to live up to their promises made to people and instead promoting division and nepotism in society. He added, “Be it Congress or be it RJD, opportunistic parties like these have only relied on benefiting their own people by promoting nepotism and corruption in their governance. However, after four phases of voting in the Lok Sabha elections, it has become clear that the people of Bihar are standing strongly in support of the NDA and have decided to not befooled by the false promises and divisive politics of the Mahamilawati parties. Rather than promoting social equality in Bihar, these parties have faciliated casteism, religious division and have spread lies about reservation for decades. They resort to such tactics because they neither have an ideology nor a vision to lead the country into growth in the future.”

Contrasting the UPA’s poor track record at governance with that of NDA’s since 2014, PM Modi asserted that the NDA government in Bihar have been continuously striving to serve the people of Bihar and make their lives easier. He added that the government of Bihar has been emphasising on strengthening electricity infrastructure in the state to ensure that every household in the state gets electrified by as soon as possible. Lastly, PM Modi also spoke at length about the changing policies of the ‘New India’ specially with regards to national security and said that the NDA had ensured greater security for all Indians due to its zero tolerance policy against terrorists and their sympathisers.

 

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Cabinet approves increase in the Judge strength of the Supreme Court of India by Four to 37 from 33
May 05, 2026

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today has approved the proposal for introducing The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026 in Parliament to amend The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act, 1956 for increasing the number of Judges of the Supreme Court of India by 4 from the present 33 to 37 (excluding the Chief Justice of India).

Point-wise details:

Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026 provides for increasing the number of Judges of the Supreme Court by 04 i.e. from 33 to 37 (excluding the Chief Justice of India).

Major Impact:

The increase in the number of Judges will allow Supreme Court to function more efficiently and effectively ensuring speedy justice.

Expenditure:

The expenditure on salary of Judges and supporting staff and other facilities will be met from the Consolidated Fund of India.

Background:

Article 124 (1) in Constitution of India inter-alia provided “There shall be a Supreme Court of India consisting of a Chief Justice of India and, until Parliament by law prescribes a larger number, of not more than seven other Judges…”.

An act to increase the Judge strength of the Supreme Court of India was enacted in 1956 vide The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act 1956. Section 2 of the Act provided for the maximum number of Judges (excluding the Chief Justice of India) to be 10.

The Judge strength of the Supreme Court of India was increased to 13 by The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Act, 1960, and to 17 by The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Act, 1977. The working strength of the Supreme Court of India was, however, restricted to 15 Judges by the Cabinet, excluding the Chief Justice of India, till the end of 1979, when the restriction was withdrawn at the request of the Chief Justice of India.

The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Act, 1986 further augmented the Judge strength of the Supreme Court of India, excluding the Chief Justice of India, from 17 to 25. Subsequently, The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Act, 2008 further augmented the Judge strength of the Supreme Court of India from 25 to 30.

The Judge strength of the Supreme Court of India was last increased from 30 to 33 (excluding the Chief Justice of India) by further amending the original act vide The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Act, 2019.