Statutory Appeal

Ordinarily, Supreme Court has very limited jurisdiction to entertain and hear statutory appeals under various statutes. For the purpose of easy categorization, we divide it into two categories, viz. Civil Appeals & Criminal Appeals for better understanding.

CIVIL APPEALS:
Ordinarily, the following category of cases is registered under as civil appeals:

1. appeals by certificate under Articles 132 and 133 of the Constitution read with Order XIX of the Rules;
2. appeal, upon grant of special leave to appeal, under Article 136 of the Constitution read with Order XXI of the Rules;
3. appeal under Section 130E of the Customs Act, 1962;
4. appeal under Section 35L of the Central Excise and Salt Act, 1944;
5. appeal under Section 23 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986;
6. appeal under Section 27A of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986;
7. appeal under Section 19(1)(b) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971;
8. appeal under Section 38 of the Advocates Act, 1961;
9. appeal under Section 116A of the Representation of People Act, 1951;
10. appeal under Section 18 of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997;
11. appeal under Section 15Z of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992;
12. appeal under Section 261 of the Income Tax Act, 1961;
13. appeal under Section 53T of the Competition Act, 2002;
14. appeals under Sections 30 and 31 of the Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007;
15. appeal under Section 125 of the Electricity Act, 2003;
16. appeal under Section 29(1) of the Wealth Tax Act, 1957;
17. appeal under Section 22 of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010;
18. appeal under Section 10 of the Special Court (Trial of offences relating to Transaction in Securities) Act, 1992;
19. appeal under Section 423 of the Companies Act, 2013;
20. appeal under Sections 17 and 18 of the Airport Economic Regulatory Authority of India Act, 2008.

CRIMINAL APPEALS:
Ordinarily, the following cases shall be registered as criminal appeals:

1. appeals by certificate under Articles 132(1) and 134(1)(c) read with Order XX of the Rules;
2. appeal under Article 134(1)(a) and (b) or made any other provision of law under Order XX of the Rules;
3. appeal, upon grant of special leave to appeal, under Article 136 of the Constitution read with Order XXII of the Rules;
4. appeals under Sections 30 and 31 of the Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007;
5. appeal under Section 10 of the Special Court (Trial of Offences relating to Transaction in Securities) Act, 1992; (Criminal);
6. appeal under Section 374 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973;
7. appeal under Section 380 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973;
8. appeal under Section 2 of the Supreme Court (Enlargement of Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction) Act, 1970, as amended by the Supreme Court (Enlargement of Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction) Amendment Act, 1972, read with Section 379 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973;
9. appeal under Section 19(1)(b) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.