Union Cabinet of India approved raising strength of Supreme Court of India from 34 to 38 judges including CJI. Bill will be introduced in Parliament to address vacancies and growing case backlog.
The Supreme Court granted interim bail to Kailash Ramchandani, alleged Naxal sympathizer linked to the 2019 Gadchiroli IED blast that killed fifteen policemen, with Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi imposing strict conditions during the bail order.
