Section 117 - Appeal to High Court.

Right to appeal orders on substantial questions of law within 180 days, two-judge bench and reasoned decisions

Any person aggrieved by an order of the State Benches of the Appellate Tribunal may appeal to the High Court if a substantial question of law is involved. Appeals must be filed within 180 days of receipt of the order, subject to extension for sufficient cause. The High Court will formulate the substantial question of law and hear the appeal primarily on that question, though it may, for recorded reasons, hear other substantial questions. The court must give reasons for its decision and may award costs, determine issues left undecided or wrongly decided by the Tribunal, and hear appeals in a bench of at least two judges with majority or further reference procedures. Civil Procedure Code appeal provisions apply mutatis mutandis.