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Maintenance Act (No. 37 of 1999) - Sect 14

Right of Appeal

14.
(1) Any person who shall be dissatisfied with any order made by a Magistrate tinder section 2 or section 11 may prefer an appeal to the relevant High Court established by Article 154P of the Constitution in like manner as if the order was a final order pronounced by Magistrate's Court in a criminal case or matter, and sections 320 to 330 (both inclusive) and sections 357 and 358 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act, No. 15 of 1979 shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to such appeal :
(2) Any person dissatisfied with an order made by a High Court in the exercise of its appellate jurisdiction under this section, may prefer an appeal therefrom to the Supreme Court, on a question of law. with the leave of the High Court, and where such leave is refused, with the special leave of the Supreme Court, first had an obtained.


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