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

His frequent public appearances and charismatic personality invited unprecedented attention to an opaque institution

A compilation of former CJI D.Y. Chandrachud's most notable judgements as judge of the Supreme Court of India

In his last week in office as Chief Justice, D.Y. Chandrachud characteristically drew a neat line under unfinished business

Here’s a list of 7 occasions when the outgoing Chief Justice diverged from the majority on conclusion or reasoning during his long tenure

A ready-reckoner of the arguments and verdicts in all the Constitution Benches cases during the outgoing Chief Justice’s tenure

Can government employers set aside previously established procedural rules to ensure only the most suitable persons are appointed?

Benches led by CJI Chandrachud are expected to deliver five judgements on matters of minority status, arbitration and public employment

Analysing the tenure of the longest-serving Chief Justice since 2012 doesn’t lend itself to easy generalisations and pithy one-liners

In her three year tenure, Justice Kohli averaged approximately 13 judgements a year

Justice Hima Kohli’s tenure was the shortest among nine colleagues who were appointed the same day as her

In a tenure spanning three years, Justice Kohli authored 40 judgements and was a part of 208 benches