Court Data

The rate of acceptance surpasses former CJI Chandrachud who had 4 times the tenure length and CJI Khanna who served for about 6 months

464 judgements and 772 benches place CJI Gavai among the most prolific judges of the current roster

Lack of a focussed strategy coupled with a startling rise in filing means that the Supreme Court is hurtling towards 1 lakh pending cases

In October 2025, the Court breached the 90,000 mark; the highest it has seen in recent years

As the Supreme Court considers the bail plea of Umar Khalid, here’s a ready-reckoner of relevant verdicts from the last couple of years

With 7,234 new cases filed and 5,596 disposed of, pendency rose to 88,625 in September 2025, the highest this year

With over 7000 new cases instituted, the trend of increasing case pendency at the Supreme Court continued in August 2025

If the seniority principle is followed, the average tenure of the next seven Chiefs will drop to 1.4 years