SC Orders HCs To Display Verdict On Websites

To enhance transparency and accountability, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed all the high courts in the country to create a dashboard on their websites giving details of judgements reserved after January 31, verdicts pronounced, and the date of uploading on their platforms.

- Press Trust Of India

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi, which has taken a critical view of several high courts, including the Jharkhand High Court, not delivering verdicts in both criminal and civil cases for years together after hearing the final arguments and reserving their decisions, said this data should be in public domain.

“Let everyone know how many judgements were reserved, in how many cases orders were passed and on which date the decision was uploaded on the high court website,” Justice Kant said.