In AIR 1973 A.P. 84, it was pointed out that if a judge dictates a judgment at his house and then dies, his successor cannot pronounce the judgment and sign it.
It was held in AIR 1991 Noc. 108. by the Gowahati High Court that the first appellate court shall write a self-contained judgment. While affirming judgments may not discuss or mention evidence, unless the appellate court admitted additional evidence, as pointed out in 1978 Allhabad Law Journal 402, the Orissa High Court observed in AIR 1972 Orissa 28 that where the decree of the trial court is reversed, it is incumbent upon the appellate court to meet the reasons of the trail court.
However, it is clear that mere non- formulation of points by the appellate court by itself does not vitiate the judgment itself as observed in AIR 1983 Karnataka 111.
Conversely, if the appellate court merely states in its judgment that it agrees with the findings of the trail court (instead of giving categorical conclusions) such a judgment of Appellate Court is bad and is vitiated [vide AIR 1981 Allhabad 330]