Swift Justice: Jharkhand High Court Delivers Long-Pending Verdicts

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The Jharkhand High Court has swiftly addressed a backlog of cases, delivering verdicts for 10 convicts whose appeals had been pending for years. Among these were six individuals previously on death row.

This development follows intervention by the Supreme Court, which agreed to review pleas from the convicts and urged prompt responses from the state government and high court. The apex court highlighted influential cases like those of Amit Kumar Das and Basant Kumar Mahto.

The Supreme Court also mandated state legal services to offer support to these affected convicts and requested thorough reports on pending judgments, emphasizing the alarming nature of delayed court rulings.

(With inputs from agencies.)

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Which of the following statements is true regarding the Jharkhand High Court's recent actions?

A. The Jharkhand High Court ignored the backlog of cases and did not deliver any verdicts. B. The Jharkhand High Court delivered verdicts for 10 convicts whose appeals had been pending for years, including six individuals previously on death row. C. The Supreme Court mandated state legal services to offer support to the convicts but did not urge prompt responses from the state government and high court. D. The Supreme Court did not agree to review pleas from the convicts and did not emphasize the nature of delayed court rulings.

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