Judgment-meaning In K.V. Rami Reddi v. Prema, Civil Appeal No. 2551 of 2001 the Supreme Court explained the meaning and content of judgment thus:- "The declaration by a judge of his intention of what his 'judgment' is going to be, or a declaration of his intention of what final result it is going to embody, is not a judgement until he had crystallised his intentions into a formal shape and pronounced it in open court as the final expression of his mind". [K.V. Rami Reddi v. Prema, Civil Appeal No. 2551 of 2001 decided on February 20, 2008]
Requirements of a judgment
In B. Vishwanath v. State of Karnataka, Criminal Appeal No. 306 of 2008 in the Supreme Court has had an occasion to come across with a judgment of the Karnataka High Court in which there was no indication as to whether the appeal was dismissed or allowed. The Supreme Court noted thus:
“It needs no emphasis that the Appellate Court exercising appellate powers has not only to consider various points but objectively and critically analyse the evidence. That has not been done in the present case.”
It was only after the appellant’s getting the appeal listed under the heading “For being spoken to” that the single judge noted that the conviction and sentence was confirmed and appeal dismissed.
The Supreme Court remitted the case to the High Court for fresh consideration.
[B. Vishwanath v. State of Karnataka, Criminal Appeal No. 306 of 2008 decided on February 13, 2008]
