3. 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. HIGH COURT AMENDMENTS Andhra Pradesh and Madras.- Substitute for Rule 3: “3. Judgment to be signed, transcript of shorthand.— The judgment shall bear the date on which it is pronounced and shall be signed by the Judge and when once signed shall not afterwards be altered or added to save as provided by Section 152 or on review.
Provided also that where the Judge pronounces his judgment by dictation to a shorthand-writer in open Court the transcript of the judgment so pronounced shall after such revision as may be deemed necessary be signed by the Judge.” (6.5.1930).
Gujarat.- Substitute the following for Rule 3:
“The judgment shall be dated and initialled by the Judge. When the judgment is once initialled by the Judge it shall not afterwards be altered or added to save as provided by Section 152 or on review: Provided that were the judgment is pronounced by dictation to a shorthand-writer in open Court, the transcript of the judgment so pronounced shall after making such corrections therein as may he necessary be signed by the Judge and shall bear the date of its pronouncement, and when the judgment is once so signed by the Judge it shall not afterwards be altered or added to save as provided by Section 152 or on review.”
Karnataka.- Same as that of Andhra Pradesh. (30.3.1967).
Kerala.- Same as Andhra Pradesh save that “provided that where the judgment is pronounced by dictation” be added for “provided also dictation.” (9.6.1959).
Rajasthan.- In Order JOC, the existing Rule 3 shall be re-number as sub-rule (1) of that rule, and after sub-rule (1) as so re-numbered the following sub-rules shall be inserted: “(2) Where the judgment is pronounced by dictation to a shorthand-writer in open Court, the transcript of the judgment so pronounced shall, after such revision as may be deemed necessary, be signed by the Judge and shall bear the date of its pronouncement. (3) In case where judgment is not written by the Judge in his own hand, and dictated and taken down verbatim by another person each page of the judgment shall be initialled by the Judge.” (Notification, dated 23rd December, 1964).
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