{"id":236975,"date":"2023-04-09T16:12:53","date_gmt":"2023-04-09T10:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?page_id=236975"},"modified":"2023-04-17T22:02:56","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T16:32:56","slug":"split-verdict","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/split-verdict\/","title":{"rendered":"Split Verdict"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW64134526 BCX0\">A split verdict occurs when a bench of judges is unable to reach an unanimous decision in a case.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Split verdicts can arise when there are differences in interpretation of law, conflicting opinions on the evidence, or simply a lack of agreement among the members of the bench.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW64134526 BCX0\">Split verdicts can only happen when the bench has an even number of judges. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW64134526 BCX0\">After the split verdict, the case is heard by a larger bench<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW64134526 BCX0\"> afresh<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW64134526 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Examples:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sabarimala Temple Case: It was a 4:1 split verdict where the majority of the bench believed that exclusion of women from temple worship is unconstitutional. The dissenting judge believed that the practice was a matter of faith and should be left to the believers.<\/li>\n<li>Aadhaar Case: The bench dealt with constitutionality of the Aadhaar card. In a 4: 1 split verdict, majority upheld constitutionality of the Aadhaar while the dissenting judge opined that it violated the right to privacy and should be struck down.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A split verdict occurs when a bench of judges is unable to reach an unanimous decision in a case. Split verdicts can arise when there are differences in interpretation of law, conflicting opinions on the evidence, or simply a lack of agreement among the members of the bench. Split verdicts can only happen when the&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/split-verdict\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Split Verdict<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10341,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-236975","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/236975","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10341"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=236975"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/236975\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=236975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}