s 29A Permission required to appeal in certain cases
29A.—(1) In the following cases, permission is required before an appeal may be brought against a decision of the General Division made in the exercise of its original or appellate civil jurisdiction:(a) a case where it is expressly provided by any written law that an appeal may be brought only with permission, or that no appeal may be brought except with permission;[Act 25 of 2021 wef 01/04/2022] (b) subject to any exception specified in the Fifth Schedule, where the amount in dispute, or the value of the subject matter, at the hearing before the General Division (excluding interest and costs) does not exceed $250,000 or such other sum as may be specified by an order made under subsection (3); (c) subject to any exception specified in the Fifth Schedule, a case specified in paragraphs 3, 4(1) and 5(1) of that Schedule.[40/2019] [Act 25 of 2021 wef 01/04/2022] (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), permission must be obtained —(a) in a case where any written law specifies the court from which permission must be obtained, or the court which may grant permission — from the specified court; and[Act 25 of 2021 wef 01/04/2022] (b) in any other case — from the court specified in the Fifth Schedule.[40/2019] [Act 25 of 2021 wef 01/04/2022] (3) The President may, after consulting with the Chief Justice, by order in the Gazette, specify another sum in substitution of the sum mentioned in subsection (1)(b).[40/2019] [Act 25 of 2021 wef 01/04/2022]