What judgment may direct
Full Text
The judgment may be for confirming, varying or reversing the decree from which the appeal is preferred, or, if the parties to the appeal agree as to the form which the decree in appeal shall take, or as to the order to be made in appeal, the Appellate Court may pass a decree or make an order accordingly.
Plain English Summary
Defines the scope of the appellate judgment: confirming, modifying, or reversing the lower court decree, or recording an agreed compromise decree between the parties.
Key Legal Elements
- Three Adjudicatory Outcomes: Confirm (dismiss appeal), vary (partially allow/modify), or reverse (set aside trial decree).
- Consensual/Compromise Decrees: Parties may agree upon terms or form of decree, which court records under Order XXIII Rule 3 read with Rule 32.
- Merger Principle: The trial court decree merges into the appellate decree whether it is confirmed, varied, or reversed.
Practical Note
Doctrine of Merger & Appellate Finality: 1. Doctrine of Merger: In Kunhayammed v. State of Kerala (2000) 6 SCC 359, the Supreme Court reiterated that once an appellate court passes a decree under Rule 32—whether confirming, reversing, or modifying—the decree of the trial court completely merges into the appellate decree. Thereafter, the appellate decree alone is executable and subsisting for all legal purposes (including review or amendment under Section 152 CPC). 2. Consent Decrees in Appeal: Under Rule 32 read with Order XXIII Rule 3 CPC, an appeal may be compromised at any stage before pronouncement of judgment.
हिंदी पाठ
निर्णय उस डिक्री की जिसके विरुद्ध अपील की गई है, पुष्टि करने, उसमें परिवर्तन करने या उसे उलटने के लिए हो सकेगा, अथवा यदि अपील के पक्षकार उस प्ररूप के संबंध में सहमत होते हैं जो अपील में डिक्री का होगा, या अपील में किए जाने वाले आदेश के संबंध में सहमत होते हैं, तो अपीलीय न्यायालय तदनुसार डिक्री पारित कर सकेगा अथवा आदेश कर सकेगा।