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| (1) Every petition of appeal shall state shortly the grounds of appeal and shall be signed by the appellant or his attorney-at-law. |
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| (2) Where the appeal is on a matter of law the petition shall contain a statement of the matter of law to be argued and shall bear a certificate by an attorney-at-law that such matter of law is a fit question for adjudication by the Court of Appeal. |
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| (3) Every such petition shall bear a stamp of five rupees : |
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| (4) If the appeal be decided in whole or in part in favour of the appellant the amount of stamp fee when such fee has been paid shall be returned to him. |
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| (5) If the appeal be decided against the appellant such stamp fee when such fee has not been paid shall be paid by him or recovered from him in the way of fine unless the Court of Appeal shall deem fit to remit all or any part of such stamp fee, in which case only such part as shall not be so remitted shall be recovered. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts