The Supreme Court is set to get a permanent Constitution Bench to hear and decide cases involving Constitutional questions, reports ToI..The strength of the Supreme Court was recently raised to 34. With four new appointments, the Supreme Court will function at its full strength of 34 from September 23..Currently, Constitution Benches are set up by the Chief Justice of India. This is done in an ad-hoc manner as and when cases involving Constitutional questions require to be heard..However, setting up a permanent Constitution bench might require an amendment to the Supreme Court Rules..The Supreme Court, currently, has 553 Constitution Bench cases pending before it. This includes 56 main matters and 497 connected matters. Out of the 56 main matters, 46 are 5-judge Bench matters while five each are seven-judge Bench and nine-judge Bench matters.
The Supreme Court is set to get a permanent Constitution Bench to hear and decide cases involving Constitutional questions, reports ToI..The strength of the Supreme Court was recently raised to 34. With four new appointments, the Supreme Court will function at its full strength of 34 from September 23..Currently, Constitution Benches are set up by the Chief Justice of India. This is done in an ad-hoc manner as and when cases involving Constitutional questions require to be heard..However, setting up a permanent Constitution bench might require an amendment to the Supreme Court Rules..The Supreme Court, currently, has 553 Constitution Bench cases pending before it. This includes 56 main matters and 497 connected matters. Out of the 56 main matters, 46 are 5-judge Bench matters while five each are seven-judge Bench and nine-judge Bench matters.
