- The Supreme Court Judges Bill 2026 addresses the strength and operational framework of the Supreme Court of India. - Changes to the number of Supreme Court judges require parliamentary legislation under Article 124 of the Constitution. - Such legislative measures reflect administrative responses to expanding judicial backlogs and workload management in the apex court. - **Supreme Court Judges Bill 2026:** A legislative measure introduced to amend the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act to increase the apex court's sanctioned judge strength to manage burgeoning case pendency. - **Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act:** The principal parliamentary legislation under Article 124 that determines and regulates the sanctioned number of judges in the Supreme Court of India. - **Supreme Court of India:** The apex judicial tribunal of India established under Article 124 of the Constitution, possessing original, appellate, and advisory jurisdiction. - **Parliament:** The bicameral national legislature of India, comprising the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, empowered under Article 124 to regulate the Supreme Court's composition and strength. **Introduction** An explanation of the Supreme Court Judges Bill 2026, detailing its implications for the composition, strength, and functioning of India's apex judiciary, as well as the constitutional mechanisms governing judge strength. **Core Issue and Detailed Points** - The Supreme Court Judges Bill 2026 addresses the strength and operational framework of the Supreme Court of India. - Changes to the number of Supreme Court judges require parliamentary legislation under Article 124 of the Constitution. - Such legislative measures reflect administrative responses to expanding judicial backlogs and workload management in the apex court. **Key Statutory Bodies, Acts & Concepts** - **Supreme Court Judges Bill 2026:** A legislative measure introduced to amend the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act to increase the apex court's sanctioned judge strength to manage burgeoning case pendency. - **Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act:** The principal parliamentary legislation under Article 124 that determines and regulates the sanctioned number of judges in the Supreme Court of India. - **Supreme Court of India:** The apex judicial tribunal of India established under Article 124 of the Constitution, possessing original, appellate, and advisory jurisdiction. - **Parliament:** The bicameral national legislature of India, comprising the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, empowered under Article 124 to regulate the Supreme Court's composition and strength.