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Special Leave to Appeal

England, the judicial committee of the Privy Council possesses the power to grant special leave to appeal, a petition for special leave lies where the court below lacks the power to grant leave to appeal or possessing

While disposing of the appeal

While disposing of the appeal, reference or revision, the change in phrasology clearly suggests that Parliament did not intend to prescribe any limitation on the powers of the appellate Court or revisional Court; the words are...

Every other appeal

Every other appeal, by 'every other appeal' is meant an appeal other than one against an order of acquittal, that is to say, an appeal against an order of conviction, Harnam Singh v. State of Uttar...

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Right of suit and right of appeal

Right of suit and right of appeal, there is an inherent right in every person to bring a suit of a civil nature and unless the suit is barred by statute one may, at one's peril,...

interlocutory appeal

interlocutory appeal an appeal from a nonfinal, or interlocutory, district court order, such as an injunction. An interlocutory order is issued during litigation of the case in the district court, not at the end of it....

Justices of Appeal

Justices of Appeal, the title borne by the ordinary judges of the Court of Appeal, under (English) Jud. Act, 1875, s. 4, until the (English) Jud. Act, 1877 (40 & 41 Vict. c. 9), by s....

Memorandum of appeal

Memorandum of appeal, the memorandum of appeal contains the grounds on which the judicial examination is invited. For purposes of limitation and for purposes of the rules of the Court it is required that a written...

No appeal has been preferred

No appeal has been preferred, the words 'no appeal has been preferred in Order 47, Rule 1(a) would also mean a situation where special leave is not granted. Till then there is no appeal in the...

Right to appeal

Right to appeal, the right of appeal is the creature of a statute. Without a statutory provision creating such a right the person aggrieved is not entitled to file an appeal, Anant Mills Co. Ltd. v....

cross-appeal

cross-appeal : an appeal taken by an appellee against the appellant compare counterclaim, cross-action, cross-claim cross-appeal vb

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