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Statutory Appeal
Jurisdictional & Appellate Practice Terms
Definition
An appeal created, conferred, and regulated strictly by the express text of a legislative enactment (such as under Section 374 CrPC/BNSS or Section 96 CPC), which exists purely as a creature of statute rather than an inherent common law right.
Example
Section 62 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code provides a statutory appeal directly to the Supreme Court on a question of law arising out of an order passed by the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT).