Analysis Of The Revisional Powers Of The Civil Court In The Context Of Legal Provisions And Judicial Decisions: Bangladesh Perspective

Abstract

Revisional jurisdiction constitutes an integral component of the appellate jurisdiction of the High Court Division or the Court of District Judge, as the case may be, and it is exercised in a broad and more expansive sense when the Court's assistance is sought on revision. The power of revision is a form of supervisory authority that encompasses the ability to call records from the lower courts or to dispense complete justice, as stipulated in section 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. Generally, the court of revision concentrates with the error of law committed by the subordinate court which occasioning failure of justice, not on facts. Being it is a purely discretionary remedy, the High Court Division or the Court of District Judge, may not interfere even after all conditions of application for revision have been met. This article mainly focuses that which court has revisional jurisdiction, when and how it can be invoked, and what powers can be exercised to ensure justice for all. This research is conducted on the basis of secondary data and is collected from various Court decisions i.e., cases, journals, books, reports etc.