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Justice K.V. Viswanathan, a Judge of the Supreme Court of India, was appointed to chair the Standing Committee on Judicial Well-being constituted by the Chief Justice of India, Surya Kant, on October 11, 2026. The committee aims to address occupational stress among judicial officers and develop appropriate welfare measures. Its members include Dr Savita Malhotra, psychologist Rajat Mitra, Advocate-on-Record Mrinal Kanwar and Aarti Singh, Registrar at the Centre for Research and Planning. The initiative is based on research examining workload, infrastructure limitations and staffing shortages in the district judiciary. It seeks to promote judicial health and well-being through institutional coordination and sustained support.