Appearance - Indian Laws - General

Appearance As per Black s Law Dictionary , 4th Edition APPEARANCE. In practice. A coming into court as party to a suit, whether as plaintiff or defendant. The formal proceeding by which a defendant submits himself to the jurisdiction of the court. The voluntary submission to a court s jurisdiction. Appearance is the act of appearing, coming, or being in sight, becoming visible or clear to apprehension of the mind, of being known as subject of observation or comprehension, or as a thing proved, of being obvious or manifest.