To my little understanding and what i see and perceived of our present legal system, i am of strong view that most of cases whether appeals or fresh cases, that are filed in Lower Courts to Higher Courts..............lack substance ie, cases/appeals are filed to frustrate the innocent............ I have volunteered in State Information Commission, Mumbai for about 8 months to fashion measures for speedy disposal of second appeals and complaints that are filed. There we used to prepare scrutiny sheet of every appeal/complaint. Even very recently the SC has took judicial notice of the fact and warned High Courts to take care while admitting cases in appeals. http://www.igovernment.in/site/Keep-a-check-on-appeals-cases-SC-to-high-courts/ Also, just to say, i have come across a case in Bombay HC wherein the Petitioner has invoked Writ Jurisdiction ie. Original Jurisdiction of the Court of an purely, purely i repeat, appeal case and furthermore.................. High Court has even ...