New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- The Supreme Court today directed High Courts not to delay uploading judgments once their operative part is pronounced and reiterated that reasoned judgments must be made available to parties within three months from the date the verdict is reserved.
A Bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Sandeep Mehta expressed "grave concern" over delays, observing that such practices undermine transparency and prejudice litigants.
"We hope that we may not have to come across any matter wherein there is a delay at the end of the High Court in uploading the reasoned order, more particularly after the operative part of the judgment is pronounced," the Court remarked.
The matter arose after the Court noticed that the Punj...