The Supreme Court was informed on Friday that the Jharkhand High Court has pronounced 32 of the 61 judgments that had remained reserved for over six months, drawing scrutiny from the top court over prolonged delays in several criminal and service matters.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi took note of submissions by senior advocate Ajit Sinha, appearing for the high court, that the remaining judgments are expected to be delivered within a month. He said the Supreme Court’s concerns had been conveyed to the judges of the Jharkhand High Court, who were now working on the pending verdicts.

“They have delivered 32 judgments till now and the remaining will be done in a month’s time. The oral message of the court was placed before the judges of the high court and they are work

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