The dataset provides the number of cases pending in the Supreme Court as of the specified date, categorized by the case types such as Special Leave Petitions (Civil and Criminal), Appeals, Writ Petitions, Transfer Petitions, Contempt Petitions, Review Petitions, Original Suits, and other proceedings. It includes data on both registered and unregistered cases, across civil and criminal case types.
| data_as_of | category | case_category | cases_type | pending_cases | unit | note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-05-2026 | Unregistered | Criminal and Civil | Special Leave Petition (Civil) | 12219 | pending_cases in absolute number | |
| 08-05-2026 | Registered | Criminal and Civil | Transfer Petition (Criminal) | 808 | pending_cases in absolute number | |
| 08-05-2026 | Registered | Criminal | Writ Petition (Criminal) | 522 | pending_cases in absolute number | |
| 08-05-2026 | Registered | Criminal | Transfer Petition (Criminal) | 808 | pending_cases in absolute number | |
| 08-05-2026 | Registered | Criminal | Criminal Appeal | 7257 | pending_cases in absolute number | |
| 08-05-2026 | Registered | Criminal | Special Leave Petition (Criminal) | 7637 | pending_cases in absolute number | |
| 08-05-2026 | Registered | Criminal and Civil | Suo Moto Contempt Petition (Criminal) | 4 | pending_cases in absolute number | |
| 08-05-2026 | Registered | Criminal and Civil | Reference under Article 317 of the Constitution | 5 | pending_cases in absolute number | |
| 08-05-2026 | Registered | Criminal and Civil | Other Criminal Cases | 6 | pending_cases in absolute number | |
| 08-05-2026 | Registered | Criminal and Civil | Curative Petition (Criminal) | 8 | pending_cases in absolute number |
Ministry of Law and Justice. Registration Status, Case Category, and Case Type wise Pending Cases in Supreme Court [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/21376
