The observation by the bench of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) that it may have to “write a judgment as to how a judge should write a judgment”, after reading an order of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), is a point well taken. And, its wisdom reaches beyond not only that court and other august abodes of law but to all spheres where important communiqués are mandated.
While court orders are famed for their legalese and often long-winded conclusions, sadly, even those who have never had to seek legal recourse also have to suffer incomprehensible prose in other spheres. In the case of the NCLT order, the appellate bench as well as several advocates have expressed concern about the quality of the language and the tangent of the judgment, so it must be a special case. However, most judgments naturally have to be detailed and flowery language often alleviates the tedium of minutiae, but the gist of the order must be clear, of course.
When people in different fields seek to emulate the courts and unnecessarily endeavour to formulate their own communications in similar vein, it causes untold anguish and bewilderment. Before someone files a PIL seeking direction in the matter, a judgment establishing the primacy and importance of simple and objective articulation would be welcome indeed.
via A judgment on simple language needed – The Economic Times
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