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Supreme Court orders petition to be decided within 3 months after Allahabad High Court’s delay in delivering judgment after reserving it 14 months ago

Supreme Court remarked that it was unclear why the Judge of the High Court, despite reserving judgment 14 months ago, had not delivered the judgment or disposed of the petition.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Unless extended for “good reason”, stay by ‘any court’ automatically expires within a period of six months; SC reminds

Supreme Court: Clarifying the legal position on expiry of stay, the 3-judge bench of RF Nariman, Navin Sinha and KM Joseph, JJ

Case Briefs Supreme Court

CAT Chairman cannot stay the proceedings pending before a larger bench of High Court

Supreme Court: Explaining the scope of the powers of the Chairman of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), the Bench of R. Banumathi

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Civil/criminal pending cases cannot be stayed for more than 6 months; Extension can be granted only by speaking order: SC

Supreme Court: In order to ensure that the civil or criminal proceedings do not remain pending for unduly period at the trial