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President assents to law raising Supreme Court strength to 38
The President has given assent to a law increasing the strength of the Supreme Court from 34 judges to 38, LiveLaw reports on August 12. The expansion comes as the court deals…
The Story in Brief
The President has given assent to a law increasing the strength of the Supreme Court from 34 judges to 38, LiveLaw reports on August 12. The expansion comes as the court deals with a heavy backlog. In other developments, the Supreme Court on August 10 upheld the acquittal of 20 persons in a murder case, ruling that identical eyewitness accounts bore an 'imprint of tutoring'. The court also said a sale deed is not invalid merely because consideration was not paid.
The Indian Opinion
The move to expand the Supreme Court is long overdue, but the timing raises eyebrows. Critics will call it executive overreach packed into a law; supporters will say it eases the backlog. Both sides should wait for the actual appointment process. The real test: how many vacancies get filled in the next six months, and whether the bench diversity matches the country's.
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