Unprecedented increase in supreme court judges
The Parliament has increased the strength of supreme court judges strength from 17 to 29 through finance bill.For some it is astonishing and for others its dreadfully dangerous.
It is a matter of common concern that since supreme court is the supreme constitutional body of this country and such a large supreme court is bound to remain divided on all constitutional issued and the the unanimous decision on any issue will be next to impossible.
We have always criticized our judiciary for giving dictators a walk-over with constitution but one feels deeply shocked at this increase and the result this amendment will bear.
It is a principle all over the world that supreme court judges strength should be kept as low as possible due to the fear of clash in the process of decision making and even a country like India has 24 member supreme court.
our new government’s this step has made our supreme court largest supreme court in the world.one can vividly see that this step is not a positive one and it will lead to severe complications and difficulties in the near future