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Causelists and cases
Skimming through the causelist may not seem like much, but it offers us insight into the workings of the court
23rd Sep 2024
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February 2024: A full-strength Supreme Court continued its healthy disposal streak
The Court’s institution and disposal rate last month was the highest over the past five Februaries
27th Mar 2024
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Aligarh Muslim University’s Minority Status: Arguments
The Supreme Court reserved judgement in a case determining the minority institution status of Aligarh Muslim University
24th Feb 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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Are People Filing Fewer Cases at the SC Since COVID?
The number of cases filed at the SC in 2022 has begun to return to pre-pandemic numbers, as SC’s measures to provide access take root.
27th Dec 2022
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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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Institution of Cases in 2019
Institution refers to the total cases filed in the Court in a given period.
28th Jul 2020
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AMU Minority Status
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Aligarh Muslim University Through its Registrar Faizan Mustafa v Naresh Agarwal
The Court laid down parameters to identify a minority educational institution and directed a smaller regular bench to determine the minority status of AMU on the basis of the parameters
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Bench:D.Y. Chandrachud CJI, Sanjiv Khanna CJI, Surya Kant J, J.B. Pardiwala J, Dipankar Datta J, Manoj Misra J, S.C. Sharma J