Supreme Court directs High Courts to record dates of reserving, pronouncing and uploading judgments in certified copies

Published on : 26 Sep 2025, 12:17 pm 2 min read

The Supreme Court recently directed all High Courts to clearly record three crucial dates in every certified copy of a judgment - the date on which the case was reserved for verdict, the date of pronouncement of judgment and the date of uploading of the judgment on the High Court website [Pila Pahan @ Peela Pahan & Ors. vs. The State of Jharkhand & Anr.] .

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and NK Singh said the practice was necessary to ensure transparency and accountability in the judicial process, particularly since litigants have been complaining about judgments not being delivered or uploaded long after hearings had concluded.

“All the High Courts are directed to suitably modify their existing practice or formats to ensure