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Execution petition pendency: A decree without relief

The Supreme Court recommends an institutional redesign as it supervises the execution petition pendency crisis

N.V. Geetha

23rd Jun 2026

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May 2026: Pendency falls for the second consecutive month

The Court ended May with 92, 429 cases, continuing the decline recorded in April

Namrata Banerjee

11th Jun 2026

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Use of artificial intelligence in the Supreme Court

Legal professionals voice their views as AI enters the listing game

Namrata Banerjee and Advay Vora

20th May 2026

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April 2026: Pendency falls by 320 cases

With 585 more disposals than institutions, April offered a reprieve from a year of unrelenting rise

Shalom Gauri

8th May 2026

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Analysis

Cabinet clears Bill to expand Supreme Court strength to 38 judges

The proposal suggests that a bigger strength would translate to speedy justice as pendency trends reach new records

V. Venkatesan

6th May 2026

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Analysis

Verbosity and repetitions

Did the Sabarimala hearings pass the litmus test of Court mandated timelines?

Advay Vora

2nd May 2026

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When laws move faster than courts

Gujarat’s new Bill expands state control while the very basis of anti-conversion law remains under judicial review

Priya Chaudhary

2nd May 2026

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March 2026: Pendency increases to over 93,000 cases

Given the increase of over 1100 cases, was the fall in pendency in February 2026 a one time wonder?

Advay Vora

6th Apr 2026

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If no new cases are filed, SC will still need 1.4 years to clear its docket

We look at the Court’s congestion and clearance rates over a period of a year starting from February 2025

Advay Vora

18th Mar 2026

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February 2026: Pendency dips by 826 as disposals soar

In February, disposal numbers surpassed institutions for the first time in 12 months

Debjani M

6th Mar 2026

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Analysis

100 days of CJI Surya Kant

What was promised? What has been achieved? What can we expect? A brief look at the 53rd Chief Justice’s first 100 days.

Shalom Gauri

4th Mar 2026

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January 2026: Pendency increases by 510 cases

Pendency continued to increase in January 2026, in line with a trend that began in July 2025

Shalom Gauri

6th Feb 2026

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The State of Tamil Nadu v Governor of Tamil Nadu

The Court declared Governor R.N. Ravi's delay in granting assent to 10 bills as erroneous and illegal. It exercised its inherent powers under Article 142 to grant assent to the pending bills

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Bench:J.B. Pardiwala J, R. Mahadevan J

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