Overview

• The Supreme Court has proposed a performance audit of High Court judges to address inefficiencies and delays in delivering verdicts.
• A bench led by Justices Surya Kant and N. Kotiswar Singh noted complaints about judges taking unnecessary coffee and lunch breaks during work hours.
• The Delhi High Court has revised its court sitting and lunch break timings and designated the fourth Saturday of each month as a working day for its registry in response to the Supreme Court's observations.
• All four petitioners in a case highlighting delayed verdicts have had their appeals resolved, with three acquitted and one referred to another bench due to a split decision.
• Mandatory guidelines to ensure timely pronouncement and publication of judgments are under consideration, with further hearings scheduled for July 21.