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What is the source of an ordinary civil appeal as of right in India?

A civil appeal as of right requires legal authority. For example, section 96 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 provides for appeals from original decrees subject to…

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What is the source of an ordinary civil appeal as of right in India?

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A civil appeal as of right requires legal authority. For example, section 96 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 provides for appeals from original decrees subject to statutory exceptions.

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An ordinary civil appeal is maintainable when the applicable law grants it.

Option B

A court's inherent powers do not create an appeal as of right.

Option C

The opportunity for a trial does not confer an automatic further hearing.

Option D

There is no general fundamental right to a merits appeal in every civil suit.

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