Supreme Court Orders Probe into Delayed Uploading of Punjab and Haryana High Court Decision

The Supreme Court has intervened in the case of a delayed upload of a Punjab and Haryana High Court order rejecting anticipatory bail. The directive came as the court ordered the seizure of the steno book belonging to the judge's secretary to determine when the order was typed and corrected.

In a session held, Justices J K Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi noted discrepancies in the timeline of the case. Although the order was dated July 31, 2025, it remained absent from the court's website until at least August 20. The court subsequently requested a discrete inquiry by examining the data from the National Informatics Centre.

The Supreme Court has issued notices, including to the state of Haryana, while instructing interim measures to avoid coercive actions against the petitioner. This move aims to ensure that all procedural irregularities in uploading court decisions are addressed effectively.

(With inputs from agencies.)