Court Data
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80,221 cases pending in the Supreme Court in January 2024
The SC maintained its steady disposal rate January 2024, leading to a reduction in pendency numbers from December 2023
3rd Feb 2024
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High institution, high disposal of cases in a busy year for the Supreme Court
Cases instituted in 2023 crossed pre-pandemic levels from 2019 but disposal rate was particularly healthy at 96 percent
4th Jan 2024
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Supreme Court makes a dent in pendency in 2023 despite closing with 80,439 open cases
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
28th Dec 2023
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Justice S. Ravindra Bhat served a tenure of four years at the Supreme Court
Justice S.R. Bhat’s four year tenure falls short of the average tenure of a Supreme Court judge.
23rd Oct 2023
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Justice S. Ravindra Bhat authored an average of 35.5 judgements a year
Justice S. Ravindra Bhat wrote a little more judgements than his peers who served for four years at the Supreme Court
23rd Oct 2023
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Arguments Time Split: Challenge to the abrogation of Article 370
The Bench heard arguments for 60+ hours over 16 days. Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal argued the longest, followed by SG Mehta
14th Sep 2023
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Where are the Seven and Nine Judge Constitution Benches?
Constitution Benches assembled 55 times in the first half of 2023. None of them were seven and nine-judge Benches.
31st Jul 2023
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Half-Yearly Five-Judge Constitution Bench Pendency | 2023
The Supreme Court heard and decided several five-Judge Constitution Bench cases this year, leading to a drop in the number of pending cases.
26th Jul 2023