NEW DELHI, Feb. 3 -- The practice of reserving judgments for months by high courts without making them public is an "identifiable ailment" that must be eradicated, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday while highlighting the need to ensure timely delivery of justice.
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi was hearing a plea that said the Jharkhand High Court orally pronounced a judgment dismissing a petition on December 4 last year and the verdict has not yet been uploaded.
The bench said a complete judgment be provided to the counsel by the end of next week.
Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for the litigant, described the delay as "playing with the majesty of law," suggesting th...