# Civil revision? Ninety days. Not 91. > Section 115 CPC in one swipe: the three grounds, the copies to attach, the bar on a second revision, and how the Supreme Court has treated delay. - Topic: Courts and procedure - For: Advocates - A 10-slide carousel: https://failegal.site/media/civil-revision-ninety-days-not-91 - Published by FAI Legal on 2026-10-10 ## Only three grounds. Section 115(1), CPC. > "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" (Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 · Section 115(1)) ## The file you must attach. The provisos to s.115(1). - **Copies** Pleadings, documents and the order of the subordinate court. - **Ninety days** From the decision. The court must give a copy within three days. - **Six months** The High Court shall dispose of the application within six months. ## Quick quiz. Second revision? Guess first, then swipe for the answer. - **A. Yes, within 90 days** - **B. No, it is barred** - **C. Only with leave** ## Answer: B. Barred. Sections 115(3) and (4). - **s.115(3)** Once an application is made to either the High Court or the District Court, no further application to either. - **s.115(4)** No revision in the High Court against an order of the District Court under s.115(2). - **Applied** A second revision entertained by the High Court was without jurisdiction (1986 SCMR 1166). ## Late by a few days? How the Supreme Court has treated delay. - **The rule** A revision after 90 days is liable to be dismissed as time-barred (2014 SCMR 1358). - **Every day** The delay of each and every day must be explained (2004 SCMR 1630). - **Vague affidavit** A file "slipped from the motorcycle", with no dates or details: delay not condoned (2003 SCMR 744). ## Not a third appeal. Concurrent findings of fact. - **Supervisory** Revision is not a third forum for reappraisal of evidence (2026 SCMR 1019). - **Two views** Where two interpretations are possible, keep the one adopted below (2020 SCMR 867). - **When to interfere** Conspicuous misreading or non-reading of evidence (2016 SCMR 24). ## Myth or fact? The belt and braces filing. - **Myth: File a revision anyway, even though an appeal lies.** - **Fact: Revision would not lie when an appeal lies (2007 SCMR 834; s.115(1) "in which no appeal lies").** ## Draft the revision. Ask FAI in your own words. It answers with the exact section and the leading judgments. - **Grounds of material irregularity under section 115 CPC with Supreme Court case law.** - **Draft a civil revision against an order dismissing an application under Order VII Rule 11.** ## What this does not mean - Revision does not lie where an appeal lies (2007 SCMR 834). - It is not a third forum for reappraisal of evidence. The court interferes with concurrent findings only for conspicuous misreading or non-reading of evidence. - A second revision is barred once an application is made to either the High Court or the District Court (s.115(3) and (4)). ## Questions people ask ### What is the limitation for civil revision in Pakistan? Ninety days from the decision of the subordinate court, under the provisos to s.115(1) CPC. The court must give a copy of the decision within three days. ### What are the grounds of revision under section 115 CPC? Only three, in a case where no appeal lies: the subordinate court exercised a jurisdiction not vested in it, failed to exercise a jurisdiction vested in it, or acted illegally or with material irregularity. ### What documents must be attached to a civil revision? Copies of the pleadings, documents and the order of the subordinate court. ### Can delay in filing a civil revision be condoned? A revision after 90 days is liable to be dismissed as time-barred (2014 SCMR 1358). The delay of each and every day must be explained (2004 SCMR 1630), and a vague affidavit without dates or details failed (2003 SCMR 744). ### Can I file a second revision in Pakistan? No. Section 115(3) bars a further application once one is made to the High Court or the District Court, and a second revision entertained by the High Court was held to be without jurisdiction (1986 SCMR 1166). ## Sources - Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 · Section 115(1): Revision --- Educational legal information, not legal advice. Every case turns on its own facts. Speak to a qualified lawyer about your situation. Review status: Pending advocate review. FAI Media is part of FAI Legal (https://failegal.site), research on Pakistani statutes and judgments. Free to watch and read.