Supreme Court strength hits 38 as Centre appoints five new judges following bench expansion

The Supreme Court now has 38 judges, its full strength, after the Centre appointed five new ones. This boost helps the court handle over 92,000 pending cases. One of the new judges, Venkita Subramani Mohana, is the second woman appointed directly from the bar. The court's capacity was increased to "increase the efficiency of the top court."