In response to the federal government, over 92,000 instances had been pending earlier than the Supreme Courtroom as of January 1, 2026. Throughout 2025, the Courtroom obtained 75,410 recent issues however disposed of slightly over 65,000 instances. The federal government stated that the rise in energy would enhance judicial capability, facilitate the structure of bigger Benches and assist scale back the backlog.
That is the primary enhance within the Supreme Courtroom’s sanctioned energy since 2019, when parliament raised the variety of judges apart from the CJI from 30 to 33. The Courtroom started functioning in 1950 with eight judges, together with the CJI. Its energy was subsequently elevated to 11 in 1956, 14 in 1960, 18 in 1978, 26 in 1986 and 31 in 2009.
The Supreme Courtroom at the moment has three vacancies, with 35 judges serving in opposition to its sanctioned energy of 38, together with the Chief Justice of India.
