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Rajya Sabha approves bill raising Supreme Court judges to 38

Rajya Sabha approves bill raising Supreme Court judges to 38

India's Parliament has two big rooms where laws are made, and one of them is called the Rajya Sabha.

The people in the Rajya Sabha voted yes on a new rule about judges.

This rule lets India's highest court have more judges.

Right now, the court can have 34 judges.

With the new rule, it can have 38 judges.

More judges means more people available to look at cases.

The government says this will help clear the big pile of waiting cases.

A minister said the court will also try to solve disagreements through talking and mediation instead of long court fights.

That way, people may get answers faster.

The new rule still needs to go back to the other room, the Lok Sabha, before it is fully approved.

Sources