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What Do You Mean By Judgement

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Meaning of Judgement : Judgement means the observation and decision of court of law in respect of a particular case after conclusion of a trial. Content of Judgement : Every Judgement - Shall be written in the language of the court. Shall contain the point or points for determination, the decision there on and the reason for the decision. Shall specify the offence of which and section of The Indian Penal Code, 1860 or other law under which the accused is convicted and the punishment to which he is sentenced. If the Judgement is of acquittal, it shall state the offence, of which the accused is acquitted and direct that he be set at liberty section 354(1). Object : The object should be to protect the society and to deter the criminal in achieving the avowed object of law by imposing appropriate sentence. The social impact of the crime like where its relates to offences against woman, kidnapping and other offences involving moral delinquency which have great impact on s...
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Meaning, Definition and Kind of Legislation

Meaning and definition of Legislation :-  The term legislation is derived from two Latin words - 'legis' and 'lation'.'Legis' means law and 'lation' means 'to make'. Etymologically, legislation means the making of law. According to Salmond, Legislation is the source of law, which consist in the declaration of legal rules by a competent authority. According to Grey, legislation means "the formal utterances of the legislative organs of the society". According to Austin, there can be no law without a legislative Act. According to V.D Mahajan, "The term legislation is sometimes used in a wider sense to include all methods of law-making. When a judge establishes a new principle by means judicial decision, he may be said to exercise legislative powers and not judicial powers. However this is not legislation in the strict sense of the term. The term legislation includes every expression of the legislation whether the s...
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