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Appeal is the right to seek correction of a lower court's decision. Civil appeals: from civil court to District Court (first appeal under Section 96 CPC); from District Court to High Court (second appeal under Section 100 CPC, on substantial questions of law only); from High Court to Supreme Court (Article 133, Letters Patent Appeal where applicable). Criminal appeals: under Section 415 BNSS to Sessions Court; under Section 419 BNSS to High Court; SLP under Article 136 to Supreme Court. Limitation periods are short (typically 30, 60, or 90 days) and strict.
Statutory reference
Section 96, 100 CPC / Section 415, 419 BNSS
Related practice areas
Statutory remedy seeking review of a lower court's judgment by a higher court. Appeals are creature of statute — no inherent right of appeal exists; the right must be conferred by specific statutory provision.
Appeal is governed by Section 96, 100 CPC / Section 415, 419 BNSS. Appeal is the right to seek correction of a lower court's decision. Civil appeals: from civil court to District Court (first appeal under Section 96 CPC); from District Court to High Court (second appeal under Section 100 CPC, on substantial questions of law only); from High Court to Supreme Court (Article 133, Letters Patent Appeal where applicable). Criminal appeals: under Section 415 BNSS to Sessions Court; under Section 419 BNSS to High Court; SLP under Article 136 to Supreme Court. Limitation periods are short (typically 30, 60, or 90 days) and strict.
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