NEW DELHI — Seeking a permanent solution to the Supreme Court's backlog of over 70,000 pending cases, the Law and Justice Ministry introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday to increase the court's sanctioned strength by exactly four judges.

The legislation, which raises the total number of judicial seats from 34 to 38, is being hailed by the ruling government as a decisive blow against systemic delays. "This is a significant capacity-building measure," said a ministry spokesperson. "Once we navigate the extensive delays of the judicial appointment process to actually fill these four new chairs, we expect the overburdened structure of the legal system to naturally sort itself out."

The strategy directly replicates a 2019 parliamentary initiative that expanded the court's strength from 31 to 34 judges, a reform that successfully stabilized the pending caseload at its current 70,000.

The bill is being prioritized during the Monsoon Session alongside the Public Examinations Amendment Bill as the government seeks to project an image of robust institutional reform. Officials confirmed that upon appointment, the four new justices will be ushered to their desks, handed a starting pile of 17,500 active case files each, and left to begin reading.