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    Pronounce Judgments Within Three Months Of Reserving Verdicts: Supreme Court Directs High Courts
    Pronounce Judgments Within Three Months Of Reserving Verdicts: Supreme Court Directs High Courts
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    Pronounce Judgments Within Three Months Of Reserving Verdicts: Supreme Court Directs High Courts

    The Supreme Court directed High Courts to ordinarily pronounce judgments within three months of reserving verdicts, expressing concern over delays in delivery and uploading of judgments, especially in matters involving personal liberty, while issuing comprehensive nationwide guidelines to ensure timely judicial pronouncements and accessibility.

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    Tarikh Pe Tarikh, Tarikh Pe Tarikh... But the Reason Is Not Judicial Officers Alone, It’s the State and Police: Allahabad High Court
    Tarikh Pe Tarikh, Tarikh Pe Tarikh... But the Reason Is Not Judicial Officers Alone, It’s the State and Police: Allahabad High Court
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    Tarikh Pe Tarikh, Tarikh Pe Tarikh… But the Reason Is Not Judicial Officers Alone, It’s the State and Police: Allahabad High Court

    The Allahabad High Court dismissed murder accused Mevalal Prajapati’s bail plea while strongly criticising rising criminal case pendency in Uttar Pradesh district courts, holding the State government and police authorities largely responsible for prolonged judicial delays in criminal proceedings.

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    An Identifiable Ailment And It Needs To End: Supreme Court Slams High Court Judges For Delayed Judgments After Hearings
    An Identifiable Ailment And It Needs To End: Supreme Court Slams High Court Judges For Delayed Judgments After Hearings
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    An Identifiable Ailment And It Needs To End: Supreme Court Slams High Court Judges For Delayed Judgments After Hearings

    Today, On 3rd February, The Supreme Court firmly urged High Courts to stop reserving judgments for long periods without timely delivery or publication. Calling the delay an identifiable ailment that must end, the Court stressed the need to protect consumers of justice.

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    A Multi-Door Courthouse Is Needed: CJI Surya Kant Proposes a Mediation-Driven Justice System
    A Multi-Door Courthouse Is Needed: CJI Surya Kant Proposes a Mediation-Driven Justice System
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    A Multi-Door Courthouse Is Needed: CJI Surya Kant Proposes a Mediation-Driven Justice System

    Chief Justice of India Surya Kant outlined his vision of transforming courts into multi-door courthouses focused on comprehensive dispute resolution. He stressed a mediation-driven justice system to shift courts beyond trials and expand accessible, efficient conflict settlement nationwide.

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    ‘Every Dispute Doesn’t Need a Full Trial,’ Says Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant, Pitches Mediation to Cut Delays
    ‘Every Dispute Doesn’t Need a Full Trial,’ Says Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant, Pitches Mediation to Cut Delays
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    ‘Justice Must Be Felt, Not Just Filed’: CJI Surya Kant on Cost and Delay Blocking Access for Common Citizens

    CJI Surya Kant said high litigation costs and long court delays are blocking access to justice for ordinary citizens. He stressed that justice must be affordable, timely and humane to protect constitutional dignity.

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    Supreme Court Raises “Serious Concern” Over Huge Delays in Criminal Trials in Maharashtra
    Supreme Court Raises “Serious Concern” Over Huge Delays in Criminal Trials in Maharashtra
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    Highly Disappointing & Travesty of Justice: Supreme Court Slams High Courts Over 8.8 Lakh Pending Execution Petitions

    The Supreme Court called the delay in execution of 8.8 lakh pending petitions “highly disappointing and nothing short of a travesty of justice.” It pulled up the High Courts, urging them to expedite the disposal of these cases.

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    Ex-CJI D.Y. Chandrachud Responds to Sanjeev Sanyal: Judiciary Not a Roadblock to Viksit Bharat
    Ex-CJI D.Y. Chandrachud Responds to Sanjeev Sanyal: Judiciary Not a Roadblock to Viksit Bharat
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    Ex-CJI D.Y. Chandrachud Responds to Sanjeev Sanyal: Judiciary Not a Roadblock to Viksit Bharat

    Ex-CJI D.Y. Chandrachud responded to Sanjeev Sanyal, asserting that the judiciary is not a roadblock to Viksit Bharat, while emphasizing, “Expeditious disposal of cases is the key to the preservation of the rule of law,” ensuring transparency and certainty.

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    ‘The Constitution Is Our Only Guide’: Justice Abhay S Oka Dismisses ‘Divine or Bovine’ Influence in Judicial Decisions
    ‘The Constitution Is Our Only Guide’: Justice Abhay S Oka Dismisses ‘Divine or Bovine’ Influence in Judicial Decisions
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    Former Judge Justice Abhay S Oka: “Judge Must Never Think of Future Prospects After Taking Oath, It Undermines Judicial Duties”

    Justice A.S. Oka stressed that judges must not think about future career opportunities after taking the oath. He said such thoughts weaken their ability to perform judicial duties with honesty, independence, and integrity.

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    ‘The Constitution Is Our Only Guide’: Justice Abhay S Oka Dismisses ‘Divine or Bovine’ Influence in Judicial Decisions
    ‘The Constitution Is Our Only Guide’: Justice Abhay S Oka Dismisses ‘Divine or Bovine’ Influence in Judicial Decisions
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    Ex-SC Judge Abhay S Oka at Pune Farewell: “Judges Should Take Up More Matters to Battle Pendency”

    At his farewell event in Pune, former Supreme Court judge Abhay Oka said judges should take up more matters to reduce case pendency, adding that simply creating another bench won’t solve the backlog problem in courts.

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    [BREAKING] MLA Abbas Ansari Bail Plea: "Some High Courts Are Unpredictable, & Allahabad HC is One To Worry About": Supreme Court Justice Surya Kant
    [BREAKING] MLA Abbas Ansari Bail Plea: "Some High Courts Are Unpredictable, & Allahabad HC is One To Worry About": Supreme Court Justice Surya Kant
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    [BREAKING] MLA Abbas Ansari Property Dispute Case| Supreme Court Orders Status Quo on Property Dispute That Declared as ‘Evacuee Property’

    The Supreme Court granted bail to Uttar Pradesh MLA Abbas Ansari in two cases but requires him to secure bail in a third Gangster Act case from the Allahabad High Court. Justice Surya Kant highlighted concerns about delays in his hearing. Ansari was arrested for money laundering and influencing witnesses.

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