Temples of justice are the ultimate hope for those in quest for justice, which needs to be delivered by well reasoned judgements. There is no clear cut formula for writing a judgement. In the writing of a judgement the supreme virtue for every judge however should be clarity and precision besides consistency. Nobody being above the law, judges should while dispensing justice be blind to the social status or financial standing of the parties to the litigation. Judgements should not be tailored to benefit the rich, powerful or the influential. A judge while battling with varying facts of the various statutes involved and the differing perceptions acquires skills of his own. Eventually, it is experience that enables the judge how to go about the job.
The foremost duty of every judge is to deliver a rational judgement. No judge should think that the sheer length of judgement will be an index of quality. The quality depends on the presentation of facts, discussion of the issues of both fact and law and the quality of the reasoning. Judgement writing is indeed an art.
