What is an appeal memorandum?
An appeal memorandum is a document filed by an aggrieved party before the appellate court to challenge the final judgment or order passed by a lower court in a case. It contains grounds of appeal explaining how the impugned judgment is unsustainable in law and sets out reasons seeking its reversalmodification or remand for fresh consideration. The right to appeal is statutory and appeal memorandum is filed under relevant laws like Section 96 of the Code of Civil Procedure or Section 374 of Code of Criminal Procedure in India.