New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday issued a slew of directions to ensure that there is no inordinate delay in dispensation of justice by high courts. A three-member bench, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, ordered that once reserved for orders by any high court, a judgement must be ordinarily pronounced within three months. The bench, however, ordered that faster verdicts are "expected in matters involving personal liberty".The directions have been issued by the top court on an application complaining of delays in uploading a high court judgement. The application claimed that the Jharkhand High Court had pronounced the judgement in December 2025, but the ruling was yet to be uploaded on its website or released to the litigant's counsel. The Supreme Court on Friday issued directives to tackle such delays.Significantly, the top court ordered that bail application orders should be ideally pronounced on the same day, or at the latest by the next day, if the verdict is reserved. The bench ordered that bail orders be promptly communicated to jail authorities on the same day as its pronouncement.Undertrial prisoners are to be released the same day of bail being granted or, at the latest by the next day, the bench ruled. Trial courts have been directed to ensure that they must inform the concerned high court of compliance in such matters.When a judgement is pronounced, it is sufficient that the operative part of it be pronounced in open court, but the detailed judgement with reasons is to be uploaded within seven days, the bench ordered.Necessary changes to be made to the high court website by the chief justices of the respective high courts to comply with these guidelines, the judgement reads.It adds that if judgements are not pronounced within three months of it being reserved, the registrar general shall place the case before the high court chief justice. The chief justice may then give another two weeks for the judgement's pronouncement. If this extended timeline is still not complied with, the case is to be allocated to another bench, the top court ruled on Friday.If the reasons are not uploaded within 15 days from the pronouncement of the operative part, then an application can be moved for the same. If they are not uploaded within 30 days, then an application can be made to withdraw the case and take it to another bench for hearing. After conclusion of arguments, the judgement reserved date shall reflect on the high court website, the top court ruled.The registrar generals of high courts have been directed to place these guidelines before the chief justices of respective high courts. Pronouncing the judgement, CJI Kant said the directives issued "are not an aspersion on any particular judge or court".