Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nMoving \u201cThe Supreme Court Amendment Bill, 2019\u2033 for consideration and return, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said, \u201cI would urge the House to consider the Bill\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Leader of the Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad said, \u201cWe have no\nobjection to it\u2026but members of Parliament want to discuss it as we normally do\nnot discuss judiciary\u2026We get chance once in a decade or six months\u2026We would\nalso want to know about the judiciary.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu said it is a Money Bill, to which\nthe Law Minister said that he was willing to have a discussion on the judiciary\nin November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Satish Chandra of the BSP urged the government to ensure\nrepresentation of Schedule Castes in the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Leader of the House Thaawarchand Gehlot urged the House to\npass both the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2019 and \u201cThe\nJallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill, 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, the Chair took up the Supreme Court Bill alone,\nwhich was passed without discussion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Bill was passed by Lok Sabha on August 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As of now, the Supreme Court has a sanctioned strength of 30\njudges, plus the chief justice of India \u2014 31 judges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After Parliament\u2019s nod, its sanctioned strength will go up\nto 33, plus the CJI.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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