Rule 1 Order XX of Code of Civil Procedure 1908 "Judgment when pronounced"
(1) The Court, after the case has been heard, shall pronounce judgment in an open Court, either at once, or as soon thereafter as may be practicable and when the judgment is to be pronounced on some future day, the Court shall fix a day for that purpose, of which due notice shall be given to the parties or their pleaders:
Provided that where the judgment is not pronounced at once, every endeavour shall be made by the Court to pronounce the judgment within thirty days from the date on which the hearing of the case was concluded but, where it is not practicable so to do on the ground of the exceptional and extraordinary circumstances of the case, the Court shall fix a future day for the pronouncement of the judgment, and such day shall not ordinarily be a day beyond sixty days from the date on which the hearing of the case was concluded, and due notice of the day so fixed shall be given to the parties or their pleaders.]
*(1) The Commercial Court, Commercial Division, or Commercial Appellate Division, as the case may be, shall, within ninety days of the conclusion of arguments, pronounce judgment and copies thereof shall be issued to all the parties to the dispute through electronic mail or otherwise.
(2) Where a written judgment is to be pronounced, it shall be sufficient if the findings of the Court on each issue and the final order passed in the case are read out and it shall not be necessary for the Court to read out the whole judgment.
(3) The judgment may be pronounced by dictation in open Court to a shorthand writer if the Judge is specially empowered by the High Court in this behalf:
Provided that, where the judgment is pronounced by dictation in open Court, the transcript of the judgment so pronounced shall, after making such correction therein as may be necessary, be signed by the judge, bear the date on which it was pronounced, and form a part of the record.
Rule 2 Order XX of Code of Civil Procedure 1908 "Power to pronounce judgment written by judge's predecessor"
A Judge shall pronounce a judgment written, but not pronounced, by his predecessor.
Rule 3 Order XX of Code of Civil Procedure 1908 "Judgment to be signed"
The judgment shall be dated and signed by the Judge in open Court at the time of pronouncing it and, when once signed, shall not afterwards be altered or added, to save as provided by section 152 or on review.
Rule 4 Order XX of Code of Civil Procedure 1908 "Judgments
of Small Cause Courts"
(1) Judgments of a Court of Small Causes need not contain
more than the points for determination and the decision
thereon.
(2) Judgments of other Courts- Judgments of other Courts
shall contain a concise statement of the case, the points
for determination, the decision thereon, and the reasons for
such decision.
Rule 5 Order XX of Code of Civil Procedure 1908 "Court to state its decision on each issue"
In suits in which issues have been framed, the Court shall state its finding or decision, with the reasons therefor, upon each separate issue, unless the finding upon any one or more of the issues is sufficient for the decision of the suit.
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*Shall be applicable to commercial disputes of a specified value by Act 4 of 2016, s. 16 and the Sch. (w.e.f. 23-10-2015)
Rule 5A Order XX of Code of Civil Procedure 1908 "Court to inform parties as to where an appeal lies in cases where parties are not represented by pleaders"
Except where both the parties are represented by pleaders, the Court shall, when it pronounces its judgment in a case subject to appeal, inform the parties present in Court as to the Court to which an appeal lies and the period of limitation for the filing of such appeal and place on record the. information so given to the parties.
Rule 6 Order XX of Code of Civil Procedure 1908 "Contents of decree"
(1) The decree shall agree with the judgment; it shall
contain the number of the suit, the names and descriptions
of the parties, their registered addresses, and particulars
of the claim, and shall specify clearly the relief granted
or other determination of the suit.
(2) The decree shall also state the amount of costs incurred
in the suit, and by whom or out of what properly and in what
proportions such costs are to be paid.
(3) The Court may direct that the costs payable to one party
by the other shall be set off against any sum which is
admitted or found to be due from the former to the latter.
Rule 6A Order XX of Code of Civil Procedure 1908 "Last paragraph of judgment to indicate in precise terms the reliefs granted"
(1) The last paragraph of the judgment shall state in
precise terms the relief which has been granted by such
judgment.
(2) Every endeavour shall be made to ensure that the decree
is drawn up as expeditiously as possible, and, in any case,
within fifteen days from the date on which the judgment is
pronounced; but where the decree is not drawn up within the
time aforesaid, the Court shall if requested so to do by a
party desirous of appealing against the decree, certify that
the decree has not been drawn up and indicate in the
certificate the reasons for the delay, and thereupon-
(a) an appeal may be preferred against the decree without
filing a copy of the decree and in such a case the last
paragraph of the judgment shall, for the purposes of rule 1
of Order XLI, be treated as the decree; and
(b) so long as the decree is not drawn up, the last
paragraph of the judgment shall be deemed to be the decree
for the purpose of execution and the party interested shall
be entitled to apply for a copy of that paragraph only
without being required to apply for a copy of the whole of
the judgment; but as soon as a decree is drawn up, the last
paragraph of the judgment shall cease to have the effect of
a decree for the purpose of execution or for any other
purpose :
Provided that, where an application is made for obtaining a
copy of only the last paragraph of the judgment, such copy
shall indicate the name and address of all the parties to
the suit.
Rule 6B Order XX of Code of Civil Procedure 1908 "Copies of typewritten judgments when to be made available"
Where the judgment is type-written, copies of the type-written judgment shall, where it is practicable so to do, be made available to the parties immediately after the pronouncement of the judgment on payment, by the party applying for such copy, of such charges as may be specified in the rules made by the High Court.
Rule 7 Order XX of Code of Civil Procedure 1908 "Date of decree"
The decree shall bear the day on which the judgment was pronounced, and, when the Judge has satisfied himself that the decree has been drawn up in accordance with the judgment, he shall sign the decree.