Reviewed case brief
Garikapati Veeraya v. N. Subbiah Choudhry
AIR 1957 SC 540
AIR 1957 SC 540 · Supreme Court of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 1957
- Subjects
- Interpretation of Statutes
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02
Rule established
The right of appeal is a substantive right, not merely a procedural one. It vests in a litigant on the date the suit is instituted. A subsequent amendment taking away the right cannot operate retrospectively unless expressly provided.
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Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
AIR 1957 SC 540
Educational summary only. Read the reported judgment or an authorised law report before relying on the case professionally.