Guwahati, May 5 -- The Supreme Court on Monday expressed concern over the delay in delivering judgments and directed the Registrar Generals of all High Courts to submit a detailed report on cases where the courts reserved judgments on or before January 31, 2025, but have not pronounced them.

The bench, led by Justice Surya Kant and Justice NK Singh, issued the order following a writ petition filed by four convicts.

The petitioners claimed that the Jharkhand High Court had reserved their criminal appeals for judgment but had not pronounced them for over 2-3 years.

The bench instructed the Registrar General to provide a report detailing the pending judgments in both criminal and civil matters, specifying whether a single bench or a divis...