In law a judgment is the decision of a Court regarding the rights and liabilities of the parties in a legal action or proceedings. It is an official proclamation by a Judge that defines the legal relationships between the parties to a hearing, a trial, an appeal or other Court proceedings.

Some important features of a good judgment1 are as under: -

i. A good judgment enhances the image and perception associated with the justice delivery process and increases public confidence in the judiciary.

ii. A well written to the point judgment based on comprehensive analysis of facts and law is not only an indication of the intellectual strength of a judge but also is a sign of a worthy judicial system.

iii. The central purpose of a speaking judgment is to make clear the judges’ own view. It explains the decision to the parties concerned.

iv. Basic structure of a judgment should be such that a reader while reading it without difficulty understands the facts delineated in the judgment. Further, a reader must be able to know effortlessly, the reasons given in it in reaching a just, and indeed one might say, often inevitable conclusion.

v. Judgment must contain everything that needs to be said as to why a decision was reached and nothing more.

vi. Failure to give a fair judgment will destroy the idea of justice for an innocent person. vii. It must base on deep critical analysis of all the facts relevant to the case and not on external consideration. viii. In all circumstance, it has to be transparent, unambiguous, and intelligible.

It is also said that a judgment should be transparent like clean water so that people can understand it without any doubt and probabilities.

Crl. Revision No. 90/2020

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