What the career of the serial PIL petitioner—who passed away on 19 December—tells us about the contemporary Supreme Court

Steady increase in pendency of cases before the Supreme Court.

Comparative ratio of criminal and civil cases pending before the Supreme Court.

The increase in the number of SC judges has not had an impact on the efficiency of the court.

There has been a reduction in the number of pending cases over the terms of the preceding five Chief Justices.

Analysis of number of cases decided in the month before retirement of Chief Justice.