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

The Court’s institution and disposal rate last month was the highest over the past five Februaries

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?

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

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

Only 11% of cases filed before the Supreme Court proceed past the admissions stage to the regular stage of hearings.