While the recent SOP aims to curb this, it is also critical to embed these directions within Supreme Court Rules to translate an ad-hoc practice to institutional change. Second, in 2025, the Supreme Court delivered almost 1.4K judgments, with a disposal rate of 87%. Third, the Supreme Court is India’s highest constitutional authority. In view of this it appears that for successful implementation of all such reforms, changes ought to be made in the Supreme Court Rules. (Disclaimer: The views expressed above are the author's own and do not reflect those of DNA)(Virag Gupta is a Supreme Court Advocate and Cyber Law Expert.

Source: dna January 08, 2026 13:25 UTC