Overview
- A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi asked every High Court to detail how it will place reservation, pronouncement and upload dates in the public domain through an automated, uniform display.
- High Courts must file affidavits on judgments reserved after January 31, 2025 and pronouncements up to October 31, 2025, including the dates those judgments were uploaded.
- Non‑compliant Registrar Generals were given two weeks to submit affidavits, and the court said the overall exercise should be completed within four weeks.
- The directions stress publishing counts of cases awaiting pronouncement for over six months, instances where judgments were pronounced after six months, and the time taken to upload judgments after pronouncement.
- The move arose from a plea highlighting delayed appeals in the Jharkhand High Court; the bench noted some High Courts have shown improvement and invited suggestions and any concerns about public disclosure.