Thursday 7 January 2021

Section 115: Revision

 

Code of Civil Procedure 

 

115. Revision.—1[(1)] The High Court may call for the record of any case which has been decided by any Court subordinate to such High Court and in which no appeal lies thereto, and if such subordinate Court appears—

(a) to have exercised a jurisdiction not vested in it by law, or

(b) to have failed to exercise a jurisdiction so vested, or

(c) to have acted in the exercise of its jurisdiction illegally or with material irregularity, the High Court may make such order in the case as it thinks fit:

2[Provided that the High Court shall not, under this section, vary or reverse any order made, or any order deciding an issue, in the course of a suit or other proceeding, except where the order, if it had been made in favour of the party applying for revision would have finally disposed of the suit or other proceedings.]

3[(2) The High Court shall not, under this section, vary or reverse any decree or order against which an appeal lies either to the High Court or to any Court subordinate thereto.

4[(3) A revision shall not operate as a stay of suit or other proceeding before the Court except where such suit or other proceeding is stayed by the High Court.]

Explanation.—In this section, the expression “any case which has been decided” includes any order made, or any order deciding an issue in the course of a suit or other proceeding.]

Note: 1. S. 115 re-numbered as sub-section (1) by Act 104 of 1976, s. 43 (w.e.f 1-2-1977).

2. Subs. by Act 46 of 1999, s.12, for “proviso” (w.e.f. 1-7-2002).

3. Ins. by Act 104 of 1976, s. 43 (w.e.f 1-2-1977).

4. Ins. by Act 46 of 1999, s.12 (w.e.f. 1-7-2002).

 

Code of Civil Procedure 


Effect of amendment:

Earlier the remedy of final civil revision under Section 115 of the C.P.C. could have been availed of by the appellant herein but that remedy is not available to the appellant because of the amendment made in Section 115 of the C.P.C. by Amendment Act 46 of 1999 w.e.f. 01.07.2002.[1]

Section 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure as amended does not now permit a revision petition being filed against an order disposing of an appeal against the order of the trial court whether confirming, reversing or modifying the order of injunction granted by the trial court. The reason is that the order of the High Court passed either way would not have the effect of finally disposing of the suit or other proceedings. The exercise of revisional jurisdiction in such a case is taken away by the proviso inserted under sub-section (1) of Section 115 of the CPC.[1]

 

 

List of Cases:

[1] Surya Dev Rai vs Ram Chander Rai & Ors [SC]

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