In this episode, we unpack the numbers around the pendency concern and examine the SC’s performance over the past decade.

We look at institution, disposal, pendency, strength of the Bench, and other factors that affected the Court in the last 10 years.

Limited functioning of the Court during the pandemic has affected the number of cases instituted before the SC in 2020 and 2021

We review the SC's most significant judgments in 2021.

In Rajeev Suri v Union of India, the SC adopted a deferential approach vis-à-vis the Executive regarding policy matters.

In 2021, the Supreme Court issued two important judgments on Statutory Tribunals.

The Supreme Court delivered key judgments on reservations for Persons with Disabilities and the Maratha community.

We discuss three judgments in which the Court defined the extent of the powers of Parliament and State Legislative Assemblies.

This post analyses changes in the pendency of matters before Constitution Benches of the Supreme Court from January 2019 to December 2021. 

We discuss the changes in pendency before Constitution Benches of the Supreme Court in 2021. 

The Supreme Court and the Union Government reached an impasse over the subject of appointment and service conditions of tribunal members.

In State of Goa v Fouziya Imtiaz Sheikh the Court emphasised that an independent Election Commission is key to India’s democracy.