Supreme Court of India

Ravindra Pratap Shahi v. State of U.P. & Ors.

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Reported as [2025] 8 S.C.R. 1525
Bench Sanjay Karol and Prashant Kumar Mishra JJ.
Decided 25 August 2025

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Issue for Consideration Matter pertains to issuance of directions to High Courts on the Reserved Judgments. Headnotes† Judicial process – Justice delivery system – Delay in pronouncing judgments after hearings – Judicial deprecation – On facts, criminal appeal pending before the Allahabad High Court since 2008, heard and reserved for orders on 24.12.2021, but the judgment not delivered, and directed to be relisted before the Regular Bench – Propriety: Held: Extremely shocking and surprising that the judgment not delivered for almost a year from the date when the appeal was heard – Said

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