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Invoking its powers under Article 142 of the Constitution, the Supreme Court has issued a series of binding directions to all High Courts across the country to address delays in the pronouncement and uploading of judgments.
A bench led by CJI Surya Kant directed that all reserved judgments must be pronounced within three months. The Court also ordered that bail orders should ordinarily be delivered on the same day after hearing, and if judgment is reserved, the order must be pronounced on the following day. The Supreme Court further directed that orders granting regular bail must be communicated immediately to the concerned trial courts. It added that undertrial prisoners granted bail should be released on the same day, subject to completion of procedural formalities.