Question:
What are the cases involving Appellate Jurisdiction?
Author: Lady BirdAnswer:
1. Criminal Cases - has two types of cases: (a) with a certificate from the High Court and (b) without the certificate. For cases that do not require a certificate from the High Court: (i) where the High Court has reversed the judgement of aquittal given by the lower court and gave a death sentence to the accused. (ii) where the High Court has withdrawn cases from the lower courts and has given the accused a death sentence. 2. Civil Cases - Cases involving (a) a substantial question of law of general importance; (b) the question needs to be decided by the Supreme Court. 3. Constitutional Cases - all cases which have a certificate issued by a High Court that it involves an important point of law or requires interpretation of the Constitution. If the High Court does not issue a certificate, the Supreme Court can grant a special leave of appeal.
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