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September 2024

Court Data

Pendency increases by 200 cases in September 2024

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

Advay Vora

4th Oct 2024

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causelist

Analysis

Causelists and cases

Skimming through the causelist may not seem like much, but it offers us insight into the workings of the court

Advay Vora

23rd Sep 2024

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Court Data

Pendency increases by almost 2000 cases during the Supreme Court’s summer vacation 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

Advay Vora

5th Jul 2024

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The oldest pending cases at the Supreme Court

Analysis

The oldest pending cases at the Supreme Court

List of 24 oldest cases pending for over 30 years as received through an RTI by the Supreme Court Observer

SCO Team

30th Mar 2024

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Oldest pending cases at the Supreme Court

Analysis

What are the oldest pending cases at the Supreme Court?

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

Sushovan Patnaik

30th Mar 2024

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Supreme Court February 2024

Court Data

Pendency of cases in the Supreme Court dropped by over 700 cases in February 2024

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

Gauri Kashyap

26th Mar 2024

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Pending cases

Analysis

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?

Gauri Kashyap

24th Dec 2023

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Analysis

Critical Opportunity for Structural Reform in the Supreme Court of India

Resurrecting the constitutional function has the potential to change the way the Supreme Court of India operates

Sudhir Krishnaswamy

16th Oct 2023

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Analysis

Constitution Benches to become a “permanent feature” of SC: Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud

In 2023, a Constitution Bench has assembled almost each month to tackle matters of public importance

Advay Vora and Krithiha V.

21st Sep 2023

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Court Data

Avg. decrease in the # of pending cases, CJI Misra

Reduction in average number of pending cases before the Supreme Court during tenure of Justice Dipak Misra.

14th Sep 2019

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