Union of India Vs Manager Jain and associates 2001 (3) SCC 277

The result is - before pronouncing judgment, the Court has to apply its mind to arrive at the conclusion whether there is any cause to modify or remit the award. Further the phrase `pronounce judgment' would itself indicate judicial determination by reasoned order for arriving at the conclusion that decree in terms of award be passed. One of the meaning given to the word "Judgment" in Webster's Comprehensive Dictionary [International Edition, Vol. 1 (1984)] reads thus : "the result of judging; the decision or conclusion reached, as after consideration or deliberation". Further, Order XX Rule 4(2) C.P.C. in terms provides that `Judgment' shall contain a concise statement of case, the points for determination, the decision thereon, and the reasons for.