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Substantial Question of Law
Jurisdictional & Appellate Practice Terms
Definition
A legal question of general public importance, or one that directly and substantially affects the rights of the parties, where the legal position is not settled by binding precedents, or where settled principles have been applied with patent perversity.
Example
Whether an electronic document lacking a mandatory Section 65B Indian Evidence Act certificate is admissible when no objection was raised at the time of marking the exhibit is a substantial question of law under Section 100 CPC.