But confusion was caused by two webpages of the National Judicial Data Grid, which displayed conflicting figures for the same data points

Pendency of registered cases in the Supreme Court dropped by 3588 during Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud’s tenure

The drop in pendency is a welcome trend given there was a rise last year, but questions about data discrepancy still remain unanswered

After two months of declining pendency in the Supreme Court, September 2024 saw a reversal of the trend

Pendency in the Supreme Court reduced for the second time in a row after recording an all-time high in June 2024

Even as it is normal for the pendency figure to rise during the vacation, the Court has its task cut-out in the second half after June 2024

Quantitative analysis often reveals what is obscured by commentary and easily held opinions. Read on to know more about our work with data.

The month of May 2024 ended with 82,308 pending cases—the highest pendency figure for this year

Fewer working days and two nine-judge benches in April meant that the Court closed the last full working month with a high pendency

In a month where the Court worked for just 15 days, pendency increased by over 400 cases

The registry’s response to an RTI filed by SCO shows that 24 cases have been pending for 30 years or more. We dig into the details

Pendency continues to have a healthy drop in 2024, though the week-long Holi break of March might slow down the developments of February