Mawsook v. People’s Bank – sllr 2005 volume 3 page 063

In the case between People’s Bank (Plaintiff/Respondent) and Mawsook (Defendant/Petitioner), the court addressed whether a defendant-petitioner may invoke the revisionary jurisdiction of the appellate court to challenge a District Court order when the Debt Recovery (Special Provisions) Act (as amended) provides for a remedy via leave to appeal. It was held that the revision application was not maintainable in the absence of exceptional circumstances, reiterating the principle that revision is an extraordinary remedy to be granted only where no other adequate remedy exists. The decision relied upon provisions of the Debt Recovery (Special Provisions) Act, the Civil Procedure Code, and authoritative case law, underscoring that strict compliance with statutory remedies is required unless comp