Principle

APPELLATE PRACTICE — Issue Formulation — Appeal Competent Only to Extent Issues Challenge Finding on Jurisdiction

Area of law
APPELLATE PRACTICE
Court
Supreme Court

An appeal challenging a finding of no jurisdiction is competent only on that issue. If the jurisdictional finding stands unimpugned, other issues cannot be considered. The principle applies to appellate practice. Jurisdiction is a threshold issue.

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