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The Supreme Court has voiced the need for a proper performance audit to check the functioning of judges. The apex court cited a growing number of complaints against the High Court judges and highlighted how some judges had been taking ‘unnecessary coffee breaks’.

A Bench consisting of Justice Surya Kant and Justice NK Singh mentioned that many judges demonstrate diligent work ethics. However, there are concerns about some judges who frequently take unnecessary breaks. 

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“There are some judges who work very hard, but at the same time, there are judges who are unnecessarily taking coffee breaks; this break or that break. What is for lunch hour, etc. We are hearing a lot of complaints about the High Court judges. This is a larger issue which needs to be looked into. What is the performance of the High Court judges? How much we are spending and what is the output? It’s high time we do a performance audit," the Court said as per Bar and Bench.

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The Supreme Court voiced its concern while hearing a plea from four life convicts belonging to Scheduled Tribe or Other Backward Classes communities. These individuals alleged that the Jharkhand High Court had failed to pronounce judgments on their criminal appeals for an extended period of two to three years after reserving them.

In another update, the Supreme Court asked the Centre to implement the cashless treatment scheme for road accident victims "in true letter and spirit". The centre had launched the nationwide scheme and the provision came into force on May 5, after the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) published a notification in this regard. Under this, treatment up to Rs 1.5 lakh will be provided free of cost to those injured in road accidents.

A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan directed the Centre to file an affidavit by end of August 2025 setting out the implementation of the scheme giving details such as the number of beneficiaries who received cashless treatment under the scheme.