**Policy Summary: The Supreme Court Number of Judges Amendment Act, 2019**
This document details the Supreme Court Number of Judges Amendment Act, 2019 (Act No. 37 of 2019), which received the President's assent on August 9, 2019. The Act amends the Supreme Court Number of Judges Act, 1956, specifically Section 2, by increasing the number of judges from thirty to thirty-three. The Act is officially published by authority of the Ministry of Law and Justice, Legislative Department, New Delhi. Dr. G. Narayana Raju, Secretary to the Govt. of India.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Law and Justice: The ministry responsible for legislative matters.
Parliament: The legislative body of the Republic of India.
President: The head of state of the Republic of India, who assented to the Act.
The Supreme Court Number of Judges Amendment Act, 2019: The title of the Act being published.
Supreme Court Number of Judges Act, 1956: The Act that is being amended by the Supreme Court Number of Judges Amendment Act, 2019.
New Delhi: The location where the Ministry of Law and Justice is located and where the notification was issued.
Republic of India: The nation where the law is applicable.
Dr. G. Narayana Raju: Secretary to the Government of India.
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MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
(Legislative Department)
New Delhi, the 9th August, 2019/Shravana 18, 1941 (Saka)
The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the
9th August, 2019, and is hereby published for general information:—
THE SUPREME COURT (NUMBER OF JUDGES)
AMENDMENT ACT, 2019
NO. 37 OF 2019
[9th August, 2019.]
An Act further to amend the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act,1956.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventieth Year of the Republic of India as follows:—
1. This Act may be called the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Short title.
Act, 2019.
55 of 1956. 2. In section 2 of the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act, 1956, for the word Amendment
"thirty", the word "thirty-three" shall be substituted. of section 2.
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DR. G. NARAYANA RAJU,
Secretary to the Govt. of India.
UPLOADED BY THE MANAGER, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PRESS, MINTO ROAD, NEW DELHI–110002
AND PUBLISHED BY THE CONTROLLER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELHI–110054.
MGIPMRND—2607GI(S3)—09-08-2019.