Sec. 12 - All appeals except otherwise provided by Section 13, from the judgment of the Subordinate Judges lies to the High Court. Such appeals are heard by single bench or Division Bench of the High Court in accordance with the provision of the Kerala High Court Act. No litigant has right to insist that his appeal should be heard by a single bench or a Division Bench. [ Mary vs Pappu. ILR 2001(1) Ker 243. P.K.Balasubramanyan & K.A.Mohammed Shafi (J&J)]
Amendment by Act of 1996 - Valuation of the subject matter in appeal enhanced from Rs. 25,000/- to Rs. 2,00,000/- to the District Court. Applicable only to suits instituted after 23-7-1996. [ Kunnappa Di Kalliani vs. Lekhraj - 1996(2) KLT 106. P.K.Balasubramanyan & P.Shanmugham (J&J)]