Nine-judge cases, a welcome check on the ED’s powers, a questionable arbitration order—it was action-packed summer at the top court

Constitution Benches assembled 55 times in the first half of 2023. None of them were seven and nine-judge Benches.

The Supreme Court heard and decided several five-Judge Constitution Bench cases this year, leading to a drop in the number of pending cases.

The decline in half-year pendency numbers is a hopeful sign that pendency may drop further in 2023.

DESK BRIEF: Looking back at the Court's work in the first half of 2021, dominated by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.