As a result of the court, a positive result is obtained for one of the parties and a negative result for the other. If a decision is made against individuals or if they are convinced that their rights are not fully given, they think that the result is legally unfair. The process of re-examination of the given decision by the Supreme Court, which is the more competent authority, by fulfilling certain conditions, and investigating whether the decision is correct or wrong is called appeal.
In order to appeal, there must first be a court decision. In other words, it is not possible to take the matter to the Supreme Court without a court decision. In addition, a number of grounds must be put forward for the appeal. The appeal process cannot be started simply by stating that it is unfair.
In addition, there is a certain period of time for each court result to appeal. Individuals cannot appeal the decision at any time after the conclusion of the case. There is no possibility of appealing without any interest. If the individual got what he wanted as a result of the lawsuit, there will be no possibility of appealing the decision.
Appeal is an institution that is indispensable for the rule of law. It is the most natural right of individuals to request that the decisions taken about them be examined in more detail by a more competent authority.
How Does the Appeal Process Work?
After the conclusion of the case, individuals must file an appeal within a certain period of time. Otherwise, they will be deprived of this right. For example, an appeal must be filed within 15 days for civil court decisions of first instance, 8 days for labor court decisions, 7 days for criminal court decisions, and 30 days for administrative court decisions.
After the appeal petition is submitted to the court, the file is sent to the Court of Cassation Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office by the court. Here, a notification name number is given to the file and the process of sending it to the archive is completed.
After the file is in the archive, it is examined by the Prosecutor and delivered to the relevant office. Then the file will be examined by the investigating judge. The examining judge sends the files that have been decided to the decision department.
The file, which is written and given the decision number, is sent to the director of the editorial office for approval, and from there it is delivered to the Office of the Chief Public Prosecutor of the Court of Cassation. The Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Supreme Court sends the file to the relevant local court.
The appeal process is completed after these stages, but it may take a long time for the decision to come out.