Supreme Court: The decision does not become final as soon as it is heard in the court, the Supreme Court told when the decision will be considered final.

An important comment of the Supreme Court of the country has cleared up many misunderstandings going on regarding the judicial process. The court has clarified that mere oral announcement of a decision in open court does not make it final. Until that order is signed by the judge, there remains a possibility of change in it.

After this comment, the discussion on this topic has intensified in the legal circles. Supreme Court It clearly indicated that the final legal position in the judicial process is formed only after a written and signed order, hence the case can be re-heard if necessary.

Supreme Court’s decision can be changed before signing

A three-member bench of the Supreme Court said during the hearing that the decision pronounced orally in open court will not be considered as the final decision. If the judge later feels that it is necessary to add or modify any important aspect of the order, he may list the case for re-hearing before signing it. The bench clarified that the legal finality of an order is considered only after it is signed by the judge.

The matter reached the High Court due to delay in its decision

This case was related to the petition of Vidyadas Babaji, the head priest of Sri Anjaneya Temple in Karnataka. On behalf of the petitioner, it was said that the Karnataka High Court had given its verdict in open court in April and the petition was shown as accepted in the case status, but even after several months, the written verdict was not uploaded on the website. The petitioner’s argument was that once the court has given its verdict, it cannot change it.

Supreme Court refuses to intervene

During the hearing, the Supreme Court said that there is no basis for interference at this stage. The court said that the final decision should be allowed first. With this the petition was disposed of.

What did the Supreme Court say?

According to the Supreme Court’s commentary, if after giving the oral verdict the judge feels that any essential fact has been omitted in the order (Supreme Court) or additional material has to be included, then he can amend the order before signing and can also schedule a re-hearing of the case if necessary.