Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Or. 41 R. 31 — Citing reasons to be assigned for decision by first appellate court in First appeal is the mandatory requirement of compliance with Or. 41 R. 31

First appellate court is mandatorily required to comply with requirements of Or. 41 R. 31 and non-observance of these requirements lead to infirmity in judgment. Appellate court’s jurisdiction involves a rehearing of appeal on questions of law as well as fact. First appeal is a valuable right, and, at that stage, all questions of fact and law decided by trial court are open for reconsideration. Judgment of appellate court must, therefore, reflect conscious application of mind and must record court’s findings, supported by reasons for its decision in respect of all issues, along with contentions put forth and pressed by parties.(Para 8)

[Manjula v. Shyamsundar, (2022) 3 SCC 90]