Court Data

Half of the current Supreme Court judges will serve less than the average tenure of the judges in their cohort

Seven out of 25 High Courts lack representation in the top court. This includes four north-eastern states, J&K, Orissa and Jharkhand

Justice Kaul’s 6.75 year long tenure was more than the average tenure of sitting judges in the Supreme Court

Justice Kaul authored 167 judgements, making him second only to CJI D.Y. Chandrachud in terms of authorship

Despite seven judges being occupied by the AMU hearings for seven days, the Court managed to dispose of 5,453 cases in January

The SC maintained its steady disposal rate January 2024, leading to a reduction in pendency numbers from December 2023

Cases instituted in 2023 crossed pre-pandemic levels from 2019 but disposal rate was particularly healthy at 96 percent

The pendency number seems alarming but it needs to be viewed in the context of past figures, improved access and a change in counting method