Court Data
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.
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Court Data
Supreme Court Pendency in 2021 Increases by 7.3%
Pendency of cases at the SC has increased in 2021 by 7.3%. Currently 69,555 cases are pending.
Court Data
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.
Court Data
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.
Analysis
Congestion and Clearance: The Two Sides of the SC’s Pendency Crisis
DESK BRIEF: The Supreme Court's backlog continues to rise as cases take longer to be disposed of