Registration Status, Case Category, Institution Year wise Pending Cases in Supreme Court
The dataset provides the number of cases pending in the Supreme Court as of the specified date, categorized by the year of institution. It includes data on both registered and unregistered cases, across civil and criminal case types.
Registration Status, Case Category, Institution Year wise Pending Cases in Supreme Court
The dataset provides the number of cases pending in the Supreme Court as of the specified date, categorized by the year of institution. It includes data on both registered and unregistered cases, across civil and criminal case types.
Rows: 1325
Columns: 7
Time period: 1961, 1966, 1984 to 1986, 1988 to 1989, 1991 to 2026
Last Updated: 08 September 2026
Data preview
data_as_of
instituted_year
category
case_category
pending_cases
unit
note
08-09-2026
2026
Unregistered
Criminal
3591
pending_cases in absolute number
08-09-2026
2026
Unregistered
Criminal and Civil
14950
pending_cases in absolute number
08-09-2026
2026
Registered
Criminal
4988
pending_cases in absolute number
08-09-2026
2026
Unregistered
Civil
11359
pending_cases in absolute number
08-09-2026
2026
Registered
Criminal and Civil
14404
pending_cases in absolute number
08-09-2026
2026
Registered
Civil
9416
pending_cases in absolute number
08-09-2026
2025
Registered
Civil
10116
pending_cases in absolute number
08-09-2026
2025
Unregistered
Criminal and Civil
4128
pending_cases in absolute number
08-09-2026
2025
Unregistered
Civil
3632
pending_cases in absolute number
08-09-2026
2025
Registered
Criminal and Civil
13799
pending_cases in absolute number
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Metadata
Number of Rows1325
Number of Columns7
Time Period1961, 1966, 1984 to 1986, 1988 to 1989, 1991 to 2026
The date as of which the pending cases figures are reported or considered current.
instituted_year
Int64
43
1325
The calendar year in which the cases were instituted (filed) with the court.
category
String
2
1325
Registration status of the cases, distinguishing between registered and unregistered cases.
case_category
String
3
1325
The nature of the cases, classified as criminal, civil, or a combination of both.
pending_cases
Int64
648
1325
The number of cases pending before the courts for the given institution year and case category.
unit
String
1
1325
The unit of measurement for the reported figures, expressed as absolute numbers of pending cases.
note
String
1
0
Optional remarks or footnotes providing additional context about the data.
Citation
Ministry of Law and Justice. (2026). Registration Status, Case Category, Institution Year wise Pending Cases in Supreme Court [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/21374