Institution and disposal rates dip at the top court in the end of first quarter

Despite seven judges being occupied by the AMU hearings for eight days, the Court managed to dispose of 5,453 cases in January

Cases instituted in 2023 crossed pre-pandemic levels from 2019 but disposal rate was particularly healthy at 96 percent

The Supreme Court disposed of a record number of cases in 2023. Will it be enough to tackle the growing pile of pendency?

A year ago, there were more than 5000 criminal cases pending across the country against current or former legislators

DESK BRIEF: The Union cleared 7 SC judge appointments within a week returning the SC to its full sanctioned strength of 34 Judges.

The SC’s 2022 Annual Report indicates that the Court is disposing of cases at a faster pace.

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.

Examining institution, disposal, and pendency during the COVID-19 years and the decline in the SC’s efficiency.

The SC’s clearance rate dropped to its lowest in 33 years.

Congestion at the SC sees a fourfold increase over the course of a decade reaching numbers not seen in over 30 years.