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PM Modi’s visit to China: Day 3

Published By : Admin | May 16, 2015 | 17:20 IST
PM Modi wraps up his three day China tour, heads for Mongolia
Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives a hearty welcome in Shanghai
PM Shri Modi addresses India-China Business Forum
Shri Narendra Modi launches Centre for Gandhian and Indian Studies at Fudan University
PM Narendra Modi reaches out to the Indian Community in China

On May 16th, Prime Minster Narendra Modi touched down Shanghai, the commercial capital of China. He landed to a warm welcome. It was the last leg of his three day visit to China.

The Prime Minister addressed the India-China Business Forum. Shri Modi said India is a knowledge society and China to be the land known for innovations. Prime Minister Modi pitched for ‘Make in India’, saying that the scope and potential, the breadth and length of infrastructure and related developments was very huge in India. He also noted that harmonious partnership between India and China was essential for economic development and political stability of the Asian continent.

Later in the day, PM Narendra Modi launched the Centre for Gandhian & Indian Studies at Fudan University. PM expressed joy that in his three day visit he got the opportunity to interact with students in two noted universities. While speaking at the launch, Shri Modi believed Gandhiji to be a 'Yug Purush' and a 'Vishwa Manav.'

The Prime Minister, in the evening, reached out to the Indian Community in Shanghai. He also thanked President Xi Jinping for having hosted in his home province Xi’an.

As Shri Narendra Modi headed for the second leg of his tour to Mongolia, the Prime Minister, taking to twitter, tweeted in Chinese, saying goodbye to the land of China. He expressed his gratitude for the warmth and hospitality. With this he hoped for better India-China ties, both strategically and economically.

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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.