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Reviewing the Supreme Court in Numbers (2021)

We look at institution, disposal, pendency, strength of the Bench, and other factors that affected the Court in the last 10 years.

Gauri Kashyap

28th Apr 2022

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500 RTI Rejections at the SC: The ‘Other’ Face of Transparency

Out of the 5,585 RTI applications received in 2020 and 2021, the SC rejected 537 with a majority coming under the 'Other' category.

Joyston D'Souza

28th Apr 2022

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COVID-19 Exacerbates SC’s Pendency Crisis

Examining institution, disposal, and pendency during the COVID-19 years and the decline in the SC’s efficiency.

Gauri Kashyap

21st Apr 2022

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21 Out of Every 100 Cases Instituted Before the SC in 2021 Were Added to its Backlog

The SC’s clearance rate dropped to its lowest in 33 years.

Joyston D'Souza

12th Apr 2022

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The SC Needs an Uninterrupted 3.8 Years to Clear All Pending Cases

Congestion at the SC sees a fourfold increase over the course of a decade reaching numbers not seen in over 30 years.

Gauri Kashyap and Joyston D'Souza

4th Apr 2022

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Pendency Across Three Waves of COVID 19 and Two CJIs

Comparing the pendency of cases during former Chief Justice Sharad Bobde’s tenure with incumbent Chief Justice N.V. Ramana.

Gauri Kashyap

25th Mar 2022

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Does the Judiciary Remain a Man’s World?

We look at gender representation in the judiciary—High Courts, Supreme Court and the Collegium— in numbers.

Gauri Kashyap

10th Mar 2022

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91% of Cases Disposed in 2021 were at Admission Stage

A majority of the SC’s time in 2021 was spent disposing of cases that did not involve a substantial question of law.

Gauri Kashyap

7th Mar 2022