DESK BRIEF: A conversation with Dr. Aparna Chandra on "Court on Trial: A Data-Driven Account of the Supreme Court of India"

DESK BRIEF: How the Judges run Constitution Benches is critical to determine if the Court can be an effective custodian of the Constitution.

To be an efficient Constitutional Court, SC must devise a way to cut down length of submissions.

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

Responding to the 3rd wave of COVID, the SC began virtual hearings in January. The SC will resume hybrid and physical hearings on Feb 14th.

Limited functioning of the Court during the pandemic has affected the number of cases instituted before the SC in 2020 and 2021

The SC issued a notice on October 7th to resume physical hearings with the option of hybrid hearing on October 20th.

During the pandemic the Supreme Court was compelled to take ad hoc measures to cope with the new issues posed by the spread of the virus.