Judgment/order – Reasoned order – Requirement of – Division Bench of the High Court while upholding the order passed by the Single Judge of the High Court, concluded with an observation that it is in agreement with the approach and view of the Single Judge without furnishing any reasons therefor – Sustainability:
Held: Concept of reasoned judgment has become an indispensable part of basic rule of law and, in fact, is a mandatory requirement of the procedural law – Clarity of thoughts leads to clarity of vision and proper reasoning is the foundation of a just and fair decision – Reasons are the real live links to the administration of justice – There is a rationale, logic and purpose behind a reasoned judgment – Reasoned judgment is primarily written to clarify own thoughts; communicate the reasons for the decision to the concerned and to provide and ensure that such reasons can be appropriately considered by the appellate/higher court – Absence of reasons thus would lead to frustrate the very object – On facts, in the absence of any reasoning in the impugned judgment, the same cannot be sustained – Matter remanded back to the Division Bench for the parties to appear and address arguments afresh – Impugned judgment quashed and set aside. [Paras 3-5]
As published in the Supreme Court Reports, Supreme Court of India. Headnotes prepared by: Nidhi Jain. Text from the Indian Supreme Court Judgments open data set (Dattam Labs), CC BY 4.0.
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