The Supreme Court of India is the country’s apex court and the final place for an appeal. Its judgments are binding on all other courts, and it serves as the final interpreter of the Constitution.
The Supreme Court came into existence on 26 January 1950, the day the Constitution came into force. The first Chief Justice of the Supreme court was Justice H.J. Kania. Consisting of the Chief Justice of India and 30 other judges, it has extensive powers in the form of original, appellate and advisory jurisdictions. As the final court of appeal, the Supreme Court takes up appeals primarily against verdicts of the high courts of various states of the Union and other courts and tribunals. It safeguards fundamental rights of citizens and settles disputes between various governments in the country.
The problem can be summed up
a) grammatical mistakes
b) Total lack pf skill essay writing
c) Long sentences but lack of skill for others to decipher.
d) Tendency of judges to pontificate
Our judges try to maintain an aura of pomp and glory. Even if the english left in 1947, our judges act like bigger english sahebs. If you have ever had the misfortune of attending any sort of courtroom, you will realize how stupid it gets as things drag on for weeks and years for even trivial things that can be disposed off using common sense. That the cases go on for decades should not be surprising. That they write a whole 1000 page book shows they are not capable of writing clear and concise 2 page judgments.
Good drafting is an art. As a young mandarin in Bombay, father sat with an elderly Parsi lawyer who was dictating the government’s affidavit. Effortless, thoughts flowing into one another, no breaks or pauses, asking the stenographer to read out the last couple of sentences. The Collegium may be pleased to give more weightage to this quality while appointing Judges.