Court Data

The top court is often criticised for its long breaks. We look at the number of working days to see if the breaks are really too long

The highest tenure spans 8.2 years, while the lowest tenure is as short as 3 years

For the first time in six years, the Court saw a decline in pending cases in May 2025

The Collegium has made no recommendations from these High Courts since January 2018

In April 2025, the Court instituted 1,589 fewer cases and disposed of 1,533 fewer cases compared to March

Only six out of 51 recommendations for High Court elevation were women; no woman was proposed for Supreme Court elevation

This year, the Court also received and disposed of more cases than it did in the month of March since 2019

Pendency reduced even as February 2025 saw the highest number of cases instituted in the month since 2019