Exclusive oral application rule governs Supreme Court appeal certificates under constitutional procedure; later written requests are not contemplated.

Article 134A requires an aggrieved party seeking a certificate for appeal to the Supreme Court to make an oral application immediately after the judgment, decree, final order or sentence. The provision creates a special and time-bound procedure, allows the High Court to act on its own motion, and does not contemplate a later written application. Its object is prompt determination, so a subsequent written request would defeat the constitutional scheme. The constitutional procedure prevails over any inconsistent procedural rule or limitation provision, making the prescribed oral application the exclusive mode where the party seeks certification.

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Issues: Whether a party who failed to make an oral application immediately after the passing or making of a judgment, decree, final order or sentence could later file a written application for a certificate for appeal to the Supreme Court.

Analysis: Article 134A of the Constitution introduced a special and urgent procedure for certificates for appeal to the Supreme Court. It permits the High Court to act on its own motion and requires, where the aggrieved party seeks a certificate, that an oral application be made immediately after the judgment or order. The provision does not contemplate a written application at a later stage. The purpose of the amendment was to avoid delay and secure prompt determination, and that object would be defeated if a written application could be filed subsequently. The constitutional provision therefore prevails over any inconsistent procedural rule or limitation provision.

Conclusion: A party who does not make the required oral application immediately after the judgment or order cannot later file a written application for a certificate for appeal to the Supreme Court.

Ratio Decidendi: Where the Constitution prescribes an express and time-bound mode for seeking a certificate, that mode is exclusive and excludes a later written application by necessary implication.

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