https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=397312 Once arguments are concluded and a matter is reserved for orders, pronouncement should ordinarily follow within a reasonable time and should not be delayed merely because of lockdown-related adjournments. The Court relied on the settled principle governing reserved judgments and the need to avoid prolonged non-pronouncement, which burdens litigants and the judicial process. It also noted that the proper course is to ensure that matters marked for orders are actually pronounced rather than repeatedly adjourned. The Court held that lockdown could not justify delaying reserved orders and issued administrative directions to secure timely pronouncement of such orders and judgments. en-us Wed, 22 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 13 Aug 2020 12:20:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=397312 Once arguments are concluded and a matter is reserved for orders, pronouncement should ordinarily follow within a reasonable time and should not be delayed merely because of lockdown-related adjournments. The Court relied on the settled principle governing reserved judgments and the need to avoid prolonged non-pronouncement, which burdens litigants and the judicial process. It also noted that the proper course is to ensure that matters marked for orders are actually pronounced rather than repeatedly adjourned. The Court held that lockdown could not justify delaying reserved orders and issued administrative directions to secure timely pronouncement of such orders and judgments. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 22 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=397312