Supreme Court resolves record 1,170 cases during summer vacation | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The colonial legacy of long summer vacations continues to live on in the High Councilbut for the first time a file 20 benches were installed during this year’s nearly two-month hiatus, bringing the list of fallen to be dealt with during this period with the consent of the parties’ counsel.
For those unaware of the grueling work schedule of SC judges, who are often criticized for their long summer vacation from the court, CJI DY Chandrachud said: “People see us sitting in the Supreme Court from 10.30am to 4pm every day, hearing between 40 and 60 cases. The work we do between 10.30am and 4pm is a fraction of the work we do to be ready for the cases that come before the court the next day.”
“Each judge spends the same amount of time reading the files scheduled for the next day. Judgements are reserved on weekdays. On Saturdays, every judge sits down and dictates verdicts. On Sunday, we all read the cases that are scheduled for Monday. So, without exception, every SC judge works seven days a week,” he said.
Holiday waste jumps 3x to 1,170 cases compared to ’17
With the Supreme Court returning to normal operations on Monday after its summer break, the courts headed by the CJI will deliver judgments in the coming weeks, including three by 9-judge courts, two by 7-judge courts and two by 5-judge courts.

These constitutional issues have been going on for decades, including a dispute over whether industrial alcohol can be categorized as an intoxicating beverage and whether private property can be classified as common property.
Interestingly, despite doing a lot of administrative work and attending conferences in India and abroad, CJI DY Chandrachud has worked on judgments reserved in 18 cases. These cases have a total of 176 interrelated petitions and have been filed by courts presided over by him.
“Other judges in the Supreme Court have already reserved judgments in 190 cases with 786 related petitions. They too are working round the clock on these judgments so that the decisions can be pronounced within a few weeks of the reopening of the court,” the Supreme Court registry told TOI.
In the six-year period leading up to 2023, an average of 1,380 cases were recorded each summer holiday.
In 2023 and 2024, 2,261 and 4,160 cases were placed on the agenda of the appeal committees respectively, the SC register told TOI.
Disposals during the summer holidays increased almost three times to 1,170 compared to 2017 data. “The average disposal of matter prior to 2023 was approximately 461 cases per holiday. In the 2023 summer holidays, the Supreme Court disposed of 751 cases, which increased to 1,170 this year,” the Supreme Court said. In addition, the holiday banks issued notices in 1,157 cases during the summer holidays this year.