Justice Madhav Jamdar of the Bombay High Court has publicly acknowledged the delay in uploading a judgment he dictated in December 2024, attributing it to an overwhelming workload and extended working hours. The 85-page judgment, delivered in open court on 19 December 2024 in a case concerning the Transfer of Property Act, was eventually uploaded to the High Court’s website on 30 May 2025.
In the judgment, Justice Jamdar held that a purchaser is bound by a decree of specific performance if the suit was pending at the time of purchase. While addressing the delay in making the judgment available on the court portal, Justice Jamdar documented the extent of his daily schedule and the sustained demands of his judicial responsibilities.
“As I am conducting the Court at least for 2 to 2 and half hours almost every day after regular Court hours, leaving the Chamber after correcting and signing daily orders after 10:30 PM – 11:30 PM on almost all the Court working days and reading the case papers at my residence up to 2:00 AM, reading the case papers in the morning at least for one hour and also attending the Chamber on almost all Saturdays/Sundays/Holidays for completing pending work, uploading of this order is delayed,” Justice Jamdar noted in the order.
He further recorded that his work often extends beyond regular court timings, with chamber hours frequently lasting late into the night. Despite this, he said, he refrains from taking rest even on holidays to ensure pending matters are attended to.
The case in question addressed the legal implications of property transfers during the pendency of a suit for specific performance, reaffirming the principle that subsequent purchasers are bound by the outcome of such litigation.
