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

Bhushan J was part of 779 judgments, out of which he authored 258. Most of his judgments dealt with criminal law.