In Brief
This case concerns the proper procedure for the High Court to allow a second appeal under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. The Supreme Court held that a High Court cannot allow a second appeal without first framing a substantial question of law, which is a mandatory requirement under Section 100. The High Court in this matter had allowed second appeals modifying the First Appellate Court's judgment without framing any substantial question of law—a jurisdictional error. The Supreme Court allowed the appeals, set aside the High Court's order, and remanded the second appeals for fresh disposal after the High Court properly frames the substantial questions of law.
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