Six new judges were sworn in to the Supreme Court of India in early June 2026, bringing the apex bench to its highest-ever strength of 38 justices against a newly elevated sanctioned ceiling.
Chief Justice administrators said the expansion is designed to parallelize constitution bench hearings and reduce pendency in commercial, tax and land acquisition appeals.
The appointees arrive from high courts across several states, reflecting the collegium’s effort to balance regional representation on the country’s final court of appeal.
Litigation scholars cautioned that headcount alone cannot erase delay without tighter case management on reserved judgments and repetitive adjournments.
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