Gunawardana v. Dr. De Zoysa and Another – sllr 1995 volume 2 page 109

In the case between Gunawardana (petitioner) and Dr. De Zoysa and Another (respondents), the issue concerned whether the petitioner’s application for revision of a district court order, which confirmed the 2nd respondent’s possession as a tenant, satisfied the requirements of exceptional circumstances, denial of justice, or irremediable harm necessary for the exercise of revisionary powers. It was held that revisionary relief under Sections 325–329 of the Civil Procedure Code is only available in rare circumstances where there is a demonstrable denial of justice or irremediable harm and not merely because an alternative remedy exists. The decision reaffirmed the principle that the mere erroneous nature of a judicial order does not, by itself, warrant the exercise of revisionary jurisdictio