2001 (8) TMI 1330 - SC - Indian Laws

Order - Delay in pronouncement - High Court pronouncing judgment two years after conclusion of arguments - Conviction on murder charge by Sessions Court on 4-5-1991 - Arguments concluded on 23-8-1995 in appeal in High Court - Judgment pronounced on 14-8-1997 - Shocking state of affairs in some High Courts - Chief Justices of High Courts to issue guidelines as directed to avoid delay in pronouncement of judgments.