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MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE

(Legislative Department)

New Delhi, the 11th August, 2026/Sravana 20, 1948 (Saka)

The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the

11th August, 2026 and is hereby published for general information:—

THE SUPREME COURT (NUMBER OF JUDGES) AMENDMENT

ACT, 2026

No. 14 of 2026 [11th August, 2026.]

An Act further to amend the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act,1956.

55 of 1956.

Bill No. 128-F of 2026

THE SUPREME COURT (NUMBER OF JUDGES)

AMENDMENT BILL, 2026

(AS PASSED BY THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT)

A

BILL

further to amend the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act,1956.

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventy-seventh Year of the Republic of

India as follows: ––

1. (1) This Act may be called the Supreme Court (Number of Judges)

Amendment Act, 2026.

(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 16th day of May, 2026.

2. In section 2 of the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act, 1956, for the

word “thirty-three”, the word “thirty-seven” shall be substituted.

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commencement.

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Repeal and

savings.

3. (1) The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Ordinance, 2026

is hereby repealed.

(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the

Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act, 1956 as amended by the said Ordinance,

shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of

the said Act as amended by this Act.

Ord. 1 of 2026.

55 of 1956.

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The above Bill has been passed by the Houses of Parliament.

I hereby certify that this Bill is a Money Bill within the meaning of

article 110 of the Constitution of India.

Dated the

I assent to this Bill.

Speaker.

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Dated the President.

DR. RAJIV MANI,

Secretary to the Govt. of India.

UPLOADED BY THE MANAGER, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PRESS, MINTO ROAD, NEW DELHI–110002

AND PUBLISHED BY THE CONTROLLER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELHI–110054.

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