Tagged “judicial-administration”

Three months, plus two weeks, then reassignment: the Supreme Court's directions on reserved judgments

On 29 May 2026, a Bench led by the Chief Justice issued the most prescriptive set of timeline directions ever placed on the High Courts in relation to pronouncing reserved judgments. A close reading of the directions, the escalation mechanism, and what they mean for the litigant on the other side of a reserved order.