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April 2024: Top court received 800 more cases than it cleared
Even though a fourth of the Court was occupied in Constitution Bench hearings for 10 days in April, the Court disposed of 4813 cases
23rd May 2024
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March 2024: A week-long Holi vacation slowed down Supreme Court’s disposal rates
Institution and disposal rates dip at the top court in the end of first quarter
17th Apr 2024
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January 2024: Increase in institution of cases; disposal continues at a brisk rate
Despite seven judges being occupied by the AMU hearings for seven days, the Court managed to dispose of 5,453 cases in January
14th 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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Though 80,346 cases remain pending in the top court, hope persists
The Supreme Court disposed of a record number of cases in 2023. Will it be enough to tackle the growing pile of pendency?
24th Dec 2023
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Supreme Court directs High Courts to register suo moto case for speedy disposal of criminal cases against legislators
A year ago, there were more than 5000 criminal cases pending across the country against current or former legislators
18th Nov 2023
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Insights Into a Supreme Court at Full Strength
DESK BRIEF: The Union cleared 7 SC judge appointments within a week returning the SC to its full sanctioned strength of 34 Judges.
18th Feb 2023
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Case Disposals in 2022: Return to Normalcy?
The SC’s 2022 Annual Report indicates that the Court is disposing of cases at a faster pace.
6th Jan 2023
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SCO Explains: Pendency at the Supreme Court of India (2021)
In this episode, we unpack the numbers around the pendency concern and examine the SC’s performance over the past decade.
9th May 2022
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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.
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.
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.
12th Apr 2022
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