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Published By : Admin | February 7, 2018 | 17:00 IST
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The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today replied to the debate on the motion of thanks on the President’s address, in the Rajya Sabha.

He said several Members spoke about Ayushman Bharat, and some of them began a comparison with US and Britain. He said he believes that every nation has its own context, challenges and nature of working. What I am sure we agree on is that there is a lot of work to be done in our health sector, the Prime Minister added. He called upon all Members to work together in providing the poor with quality and affordable healthcare. He said that the Government is always open to suggestions, feedback and input on its schemes, because it is working for the nation and the poor.

Shri Narendra Modi said he fails to understand why some people feel bad when India improves its ease of business rankings. He said that the Government want Mahatma Gandhi's India. He wondered if the Congress wants the India of the Emergency, Bofors, and Chopper scams. “When a big tree falls......remember these lines...is this the India Congress wants”, the Prime Minister asked. He also asked if the Congress wants the India of the Tandoor Case. He said that there was a visit to Davos during a Congress Government as well. But the difference is that on that occasion, the visit was undertaken with a letter to save someone, he added.

Responding to the charge that the Government consists of name changers, he said that the Government consists of “aim changers.” He said that the Government has worked hard, and that a paradigm shift has been ushered in the working of the Government. Innovative projects are being thought about and completed in a time bound manner, he added.

Noting that the Congress says they brought Aadhaar, he recalled a debate in the Rajya Sabha in 1998 when the then Home Minister Shri L.K. Advani had spoken. He said the genesis of Aadhaar could be found in that speech.

The Prime Minister said that the eastern parts of India have to develop, and that is why more resources are being devoted towards these States.

He recalled that during the Gujarat campaign he was happy that the Congress realised the greatness of Sardar Patel. Sadly, one week after the results, Sardar Patel was missing in Congress posters, he added.

He noted that the Congress had mocked Swachh Bharat, Make in India, surgical strikes, and Yoga Day. He asked the Congress party why it is blocking the bill for OBC Commission, and the Triple Talaq Bill. Are you not sensitive to the aspirations of OBCs, the Prime Minister asked the Congress party.

The Prime Minister said the Government is working to ensure that every Indian has his or her own home. Let us have a constructive discussion on holding simultaneous Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections, he urged the Members. 

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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.