Civil Jurisdiction:

1. On civil side appeal to high court is either first appeal or second appeal.

2. Appeals from decisions of District Judges and from those of subordinate judges in cases of higher value (broadly speaking) lie direct to the high court on questions of fact as well as law.

3. When any subordinate court decides an appeal from decision of an inferior court, a second appeal lies to the high court from the decision of lower appellate court, but on question of law only not questions of facts.

4. Provisions for Intra-court appeals in Calcutta, Bombay and Madras high court are there if a case is decided by a single judge then an appeal lies to the division bench of same court.

5. In 1997, the Supreme Court ruled that the tribunals are subject to the writ jurisdiction of high court. Thus, an individual cannot go directly to Supreme Court against the decision of a tribunal rather he has to go to high court first.