No court of law is ever immune from criticism, and the Supreme Court of India is no exception. Pendency, lack of diversity in the judiciary, opaqueness in functioning and delay in hearing cases of constitutional importance are some of the issues which continue to require redressal.
At the end of 2022, less than two months after CJI Chandrachud was sworn in as CJI, there were over 69,511 pending cases before the top court.
According to an article by the Supreme Court Observer, the number of pending cases dropped in the first half of 2023. This, according to the article, is the first time in five years that case pendency dropped in the first half of a year.
As of November 16, 2023, however, 79,361 cases are pending before the Supreme Court, 30% of which were instituted in 2023 alone.
Regardless of this fact, the drop in pendency in the first half is still notable since several Constitution Benches were also active at this time, dedicating their attention to a select few cases.
Source: Barandbench
