Court of Appeal Act (No. 44 of 1971)

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Court of Appeal Act (No. 44 of 1971) - Sect 8

Jurisdiction of the Appellate Court

(1) An appeal shall lie to the Appellate Court. at the instance of an aggrieved person-

(a) with the leave of the Appellate Court-

(i) from any judgment of the Court of Criminal Appeal:

(ii) from any judgment of the Supreme Court given in the exercise of its appellate jurisdiction in any criminal cause or matter;

	(b) from any judgment of the Supreme Court granting or refusing to grant a mandate in the nature of a writ under the powers vested in such Court under section 42 or section 45 of the Courts Ordinance, being an appeal on a question of law;

	(c) from any judgment of the Supreme Court given under the powers vested in such Court under section 47 of the Courts Ordinance, being an appeal on a question of law;

	(d) with the leave of the Appellate Court, from any judgment of the Supreme Court given in the exercise of its appellate jurisdiction in any civil cause or matter in which is involved, in the opinion of the Appellate Court, a question of general or public importance;

	(e) from any judgment of the Supreme Court on any question as to whether any written law is ultra vires of the Ceylon (Constitution and Independence) Orders "in Council, 1946 and 1947, or as to the interpretation of any provision of the said Orders in Council. "

(2) The Appellate Court in the exercise of its jurisdiction may pass such decree or make such order as is necessary for doing complete justice in any cause or matter pending before it.

(3) The Appellate Court shall have all and every power to make any order for the purpose of securing the attendance of any person, the discovery or production of any documents, or the investigation or punishment of any contempt of itself.

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