New Delhi, Aug. 27 -- The Supreme Court has expressed strong concern over delays in the pronouncement of judgments by the Allahabad High Court, reiterating guidelines laid down in Anil Rai v. State of Bihar (2001) for timely delivery of judgments.

A Division Bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Prashant Kumar Mishra was considering appeals against interim orders dated 28 August 2024 and 9 January 2023, arising from a criminal appeal filed by Respondent 2 that had not been taken up for hearing.

The Court noted with dismay that although the matter was heard and reserved for judgment on 24 December 2021, no decision was delivered for almost a year.

The Bench referred to the report submitted by the Registrar General of the Allahabad High Cou...