Supreme Court Judges Highlight Importance Of Dissenting Judgements

"We don't write dissenting judgements to point out flaws and loopholes in the opinion of the majority," Justice Dipankar Dutta said. "What the dissenting judge is doing is giving an absolutely new alternative view of the entire matter".

Dissenting judgements were vociferously advocated as a means of facilitating a culture of debate today by a sitting judge of the Supreme Court. At an event or organised in Kolkata by The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Justice Dipankar Dutta highlighted why these comprise an important element of the judicial system.

"We don't write dissenting judgements to point out flaws and loopholes in the opinion of the majority," Justice Dutta said. "What the dissenting judge is doing is giving an absolutely new alternative view of the entire matter".

The event commemorated Justice Radha Binod Pal, an iconic figure in international jurisprudence, best known for his courageous dissenting opinion at the Tokyo Trials, where he upheld the principles of fairness, impartiality, and legality.