ISSUE:
Whether the inordinate delay of nearly two years in pronouncing the judgment after reserving it violated the appellants' right to a fair trial under Article 21 of the Constitution of India and undermined the principles of justice?
RULE:
Undue delay in pronouncing judgments after reserving them violates the right to a fair trial under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, which guarantees the right to life and personal liberty.
Judgments should ideally be delivered within six weeks of concluding arguments, and in exceptional cases, within three months.