Bank of Ceylon v. Kaleel and Others – sllr 2004 volume 1 page 284

In the case between Bank of Ceylon and Kaleel and others, the court addressed the issue of whether revisionary jurisdiction should be exercised over the trial court’s order directing the plaintiff to begin the case, where an alternate remedy existed under section 754(2) of the Civil Procedure Code. It was held that revisionary powers are to be invoked only in the presence of exceptional circumstances or manifest miscarriage of justice, and not where a clear statutory remedy exists. The judgment reaffirms the principle that revision is discretionary and limited to situations where alternate remedies are inadequate or exceptional circumstances are shown. The decision relied on established statutory provisions and judicial precedent, underscoring the requirement for a failure of justice or se