SC sets three-month deadline on High Courts to pronounce judgment in a case
The Supreme Court has mandated a three-month deadline for High Courts to deliver judgments in reserved cases. This decision aims to improve the efficiency of the judicial process, as judges have often taken over a year to announce verdicts. Additionally, the Court emphasized the need for timely communication of bail orders and the prompt release of undertrials.
- ▪The Supreme Court set a three-month deadline for High Courts to pronounce judgments in reserved cases.
- ▪Judges have historically taken over a year to deliver verdicts after reserving cases.
- ▪Bail orders should ideally be pronounced the next day and communicated to jails on the same day.
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The Supreme Court on Friday (May 29, 2026) set a three-month deadline on High Courts for pronouncement of judgment in a case.A Bench headed by Surya Kanta said this is three months from the date of reservation of the case for judgment. All HCs should upload details of time taken by judges to deliver verdicts, says Supreme CourtThere are no specific timelines within which judges have to deliver judgments. The convention is that the judiciary ought to pronounce judgments within a reasonable time, from two to six months, of reserving cases.However, judges, including in the Supreme Court and the High Courts, have in practice reserved judgments for well over a year before delivering them.In the order, the Bench held that the bail orders must be ideally pronounced the next day, and communicated…
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