Bombay High Court Asks Judicial Officers To Ensure Orders & Judgments Are Uploaded On Same Day; Warns Of Strict Action
A warning has also been issued to the Judicial Officers that if any discrepancy is found in the information supplied by them, they would be placed under suspension.
The Registrar General of the Bombay High Court issued a circular mandating Judicial Officers to upload all orders and judgments passed by them on the CIS Server on the same day.
A warning has also been issued to the Judicial Officers that if any discrepancy is found in the information supplied by them, they would be placed under suspension, dispensing with departmental enquiry.
The circular appears to have been issued pursuant to an order passed by the Division Bench of the High Court in a Public Interest Litigation.
A PIL was filed by a Non- Governmental Organisation, Dard Se Humdard Tak Trust, through its Trustee Prakash J Salsingikar, which provides free legal aid to the undertrial prisoners from various jails across Maharashtra. The Petitioner organisation has sought a proper system for ensuring regular and accurate updates /uploading on the Roznama/Daily Order Sheets on the website of judicial forums/Courts on a day-to-day basis.
The Division Bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam A. Ankhad has asked the Registry to supply copies of the daily status produced along with the Public Interest Litigation to the Principal and District Judge of the Court concerned, who would provide information and copies of the orders of Roznama, etc., disclosing the date of uploading of the same.
Government Pleader Neha S. Bhide and Advocate Shailendra S. Kanetkar represented the Respondent.
The High Court, vide the Circular dated April 4, 2026, has thus asked all the Judicial Officers in the State of Maharashtra and Goa to upload all orders and judgments passed by them on the CIS Server on the same day. The Court also mentioned that if the same are not uploaded on the same day, reasons and details must be mentioned for the same. The High Court has also warned that not uploading the orders/ judgments in time would be misconduct touching the integrity of a Judicial Officer.
The Court has asked the Judicial Officers not to retain court files with them post-disposal of the case.
The matter has now been posted on April 17, 2026.
Cause Title: Dard Se Humdard Tak Trust v.State of Maharashtra (Case No.: PIL No. 75 of 2025)
Appearance
Respondent: Government Pleader Neha S. Bhide, Additional Government Pleaders K. B. Dighe and G. R. Raghuwanshi, Advocate Shailendra S. Kanetkar