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Revision under section 115 is the only way to challenge many civil court orders in Bangladesh, but it is narrow, technical and unforgiving of delay. Knowing which tier to approach, how to frame the error of law and how to protect the interim position decides whether it works.
Civil revision Bangladesh law allows under section 115 in 2026
A civil revision Bangladesh litigants file in the High Court Division is not a second appeal and is never a rehearing of the facts. It is a supervisory remedy, available only where no appeal lies, and only where the court below has made an error of law that produced a wrong decision and a failure of justice. Used well, it is the fastest way to stop an illegal order in its tracks: a Rule, a stay or a status quo direction can issue within days of filing. Used badly, it wastes months and can leave the client worse off than before.
This guide covers the whole remedy as it stands in October 2026: the three-tier structure of section 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 since its substitution in 2003, the statutory ground and how the High Court Division reads it, the orders that are and are not revisable, the 90-day practice on limitation, the filing and Rule process, interim stays, leave under section 115(4), the sixty-day revision route under the Commercial Courts Act 2026 and the onward path to the Appellate Division. It builds on our guide to civil appeals in Bangladesh, which explains when an appeal, rather than a revision, is the right remedy.

Summary: Section 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure allows the High Court Division to revise a decree or order of a District Judge or Additional District Judge, or a decree of a subordinate civil court, from which no appeal lies, where an error of law has resulted in an error in the decision occasioning failure of justice. The District Judge revises non-appealable orders of the subordinate courts, and a further revision to the High Court Division lies only with its leave. No article of the Limitation Act fixes a period, but the High Court Division expects filing within 90 days.
Key point: Revision does not reopen the facts. A finding of fact by the lower appellate court, whether concurrent or not, binds the High Court Division in revision unless it rests on misreading or non-consideration of material evidence, or is otherwise vitiated by an error of law. Build the revision around a legal error that changed the result, not a disagreement with the evidence.
At a glance
Where no appeal lies
Revision is available only against a decree or order from which no appeal lies; if an appeal is available, use it.
Three tiers
The High Court Division under section 115(1), the District Judge under section 115(2) and, with leave, the High Court Division again under section 115(4).
One ground
An error of law resulting in an error in the decision occasioning failure of justice; for leave, an error of an important question of law.
Time
No statutory article; the long-standing practice is 90 days, with condonation of delay under section 5 of the Limitation Act.
Commercial Courts
Interlocutory orders of a Commercial Court can be challenged only by revision or review, within sixty days, before the High Court Division.
Table of Contents
What civil revision in Bangladesh is, and when it lies
Revision is the High Court Division's supervisory control over the civil courts below it. Section 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure lets the court call for the record of any suit or proceeding, examine the decree or order under challenge and, where the statutory ground is made out, make such order as it thinks fit.[1] The power is discretionary: even where an error exists, the court may decline to interfere if the petitioner's own conduct disentitles it to relief.
The first condition is negative: revision lies only against a decree or order from which no appeal lies.[1] That single phrase removes most original decrees, which are appealable under section 96, and most significant interlocutory orders, which are appealable under Order XLIII rule 1. It leaves three main targets: appellate decrees of District Judges and Additional District Judges, which cannot be appealed further because there is no second appeal; non-appealable interlocutory orders; and orders passed in revision by the District Judge.
Revision is supervisory, not appellate
The High Court Division restated the nature of the jurisdiction in February 2026. In Tanveer Islam Dewan v Rasheda Sharmin, a challenge to an appellate decree for unpaid dower of Tk 12 lakh, Mr Justice Zafar Ahmed held that "the exercise of power under Section 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure is supervisory" and that "it is no function of the revisional Court to sit in appeal over the findings of the appellate Court".[9] The Rule was discharged because the husband's case, that the marriage had not been consummated, was a factual question already decided on evidence below.
That framing is the starting point for every civil revision Bangladesh practitioners draft. The petition must identify the legal error, explain why it changed the outcome and show that the result is unjust. Rearguing credibility or weight usually fails at the first hearing.
The three-tier structure of section 115 after 2003
The present section 115 was substituted by section 6 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Third Amendment) Act 2003 (Act No. XL of 2003).[1] It distributes revisional power between the High Court Division and the District Judge and places a leave filter on any second revision. The procedural amendments of 2025 and 2026, which reformed service, adjournments, evidence by affidavit and execution, left section 115 untouched; the official text still carries only the 2003 substitution.[1]
Section 115(1): the High Court Division
The High Court Division may revise a case in which "a decree or an order has been passed by a Court of District Judge or Additional District Judge", or "a decree has been passed by a Court of Joint District Judge, Senior Assistant Judge or Assistant Judge", in each case where no appeal lies.[1] The distinction matters. Against the District Judge tier, both decrees and orders are revisable directly. Against the subordinate courts, only decrees are revisable directly in the High Court Division; their non-appealable orders go first to the District Judge.
Section 115(2) and (3): the District Judge
Section 115(2) gives the District Judge power to revise orders of a Joint District Judge, Senior Assistant Judge or Assistant Judge from which no appeal lies, on the same ground. Section 115(3) gives an Additional District Judge the same power in revision cases transferred to it by the District Judge.[1] In practice this is the busiest tier. Orders on amendment of pleadings, stay of proceedings, restoration, rejection of plaints and local inspection are typically challenged here first.
Section 115(4): a second revision only with leave
Where the District Judge or Additional District Judge has decided a revision under subsection (2) or (3), a further application to the High Court Division lies only if that court grants leave, and only on the ground of an "error of an important question of law resulting in erroneous decision occasioning failure of justice".[1] The higher threshold is deliberate: the District Judge has already looked at the order once, so a second look is reserved for points that matter.
Section 115(5): transitional saving
Proceedings pending under the old section 115 in 2003 are to be disposed of as if it had not been substituted.[1] Older reported cases decided under the earlier text should be read with care.
Grounds for civil revision Bangladesh courts accept: the error of law test
Section 115 has one ground for revision by the High Court Division under subsection (1) and by the District Judge under subsection (2): the court below "committed any error of law resulting in an error in such decree or order occasioning failure of justice".[1] Each element must be shown. An error of law that made no difference to the result is not enough. Nor is an unjust result that flows from a permissible view of the evidence.
Jurisdictional errors
The clearest error of law is a jurisdictional one: a court that decides a matter it had no power to decide, refuses to decide one it was bound to decide, or exceeds the limits of its pecuniary or territorial jurisdiction. In Md Shafiqul Islam v Md Rafiqul Islam (2025), the High Court Division, hearing a revision under section 115(4), noted that the suit was valued at Tk 12,34,000, which fell within an Assistant Judge's pecuniary jurisdiction under section 19(1) of the Civil Courts Act as amended in 2021, and directed the Joint District Judge to place the matter before the District Judge for steps under section 19(2).[13]
Misreading and non-consideration of material evidence
Although revision does not rehear facts, the High Court Division will interfere where the court below has misread material evidence or failed to consider it, and the omission affected the merits. In Tanveer Islam Dewan the court recognised interference for "non-consideration and misreading of material evidence affecting the merit of the case", while holding that "the revisional Court cannot embark upon re-assessment of evidence".[9] The petition must therefore point to the specific document or deposition, show what the court below said about it, and show why the conclusion could not stand had it been read properly.
Concurrent and non-concurrent findings of fact
The same judgment states that a finding of fact by the lower appellate court, "whether concurrent or not", binds the High Court Division in revision subject to those defined exceptions, and that the court "cannot interfere with a finding of fact even though it may differ" from the court below's conclusion.[9] Concurrent findings are the hardest to disturb in practice, because two courts have reached the same view, but a reversing finding also binds unless it is legally infirm. A reversing appellate judgment that fails to engage with the trial court's reasoning is, however, a recognised target.
Misconstruction of law, procedure and earlier orders
Misreading a statute, a procedural rule or a superior court's order also qualifies. In Ali Hossain v ATM Mizanur Rahman (2024), the District Judge of Bhola had held in revision that an Appellate Division order barred an Order IX rule 9 case to restore a suit dismissed for default. Hearing the matter under section 115(4), the High Court Division found no such bar, held that the District Judge had "committed an error of law resulting in an error in his decision occasioning failure of justice", and made the Rule absolute.[11]
What is not a ground
A different but reasonable view of the evidence, a complaint about the weight given to a witness or a sense that the result is harsh are not grounds. Nor is a defect that could have been cured by appeal. A civil revision Bangladesh courts entertain must be grounded in law, and the petition should say so in its first paragraph.

Which decrees and orders are revisable
The first task is to classify the decision. Four categories account for most applications.
Appellate decrees of District Judges and Additional District Judges
Bangladesh has no second appeal, as our civil appeal guide explains, so an appellate decree of a District Judge or Additional District Judge in a title, money or family appeal is a decree from which no appeal lies and can be challenged only by revision under section 115(1).[1] Tanveer Islam Dewan is an example: a family appeal decided by an Additional District Judge in Chattogram, challenged in revision.[9] Where the appellate court is the last court of fact, the revision is effectively the last full scrutiny of the case in the High Court Division.
Interlocutory orders of the District Judge tier
Non-appealable orders of a District Judge or Additional District Judge, including orders passed in a pending appeal, are revisable directly under section 115(1). In Kodbanu Bibi v Hazi Md Alauddin (2023), an Additional District Judge in Dhaka refused to stay a title appeal pending a civil petition for leave to appeal in the Appellate Division. The High Court Division issued a Rule with a stay, then stayed the appeal for six months for the petitioners to have the leave petition decided or obtain an Appellate Division stay, failing which the appeal would proceed.[14]
Appellate orders in injunction and miscellaneous appeals
An order granting or refusing a temporary injunction is appealable under Order XLIII, so the trial court's order goes first to the District Judge as a miscellaneous appeal. The District Judge's appellate order is then revisable by the High Court Division under section 115(1). Our guide to temporary injunctions in Bangladesh explains the injunction tests and the miscellaneous appeal in detail.
Non-appealable orders of subordinate courts
Orders of Joint District Judges, Senior Assistant Judges and Assistant Judges that are not listed in Order XLIII go first to the District Judge under section 115(2).[1] In Md Shafiqul Islam, a Joint District Judge's order staying an ex parte decree was reversed in revision by the District Judge of Patuakhali before the matter reached the High Court Division under section 115(4).[13] In Md Quamruzzaman Talukdar v Md Motiur Rahman, a trial court's order rejecting an Order VII rule 11 application in an injunction-violation case was taken first to the District Judge of Tangail, who rejected the revision summarily.[12]
The table below summarises where each common decision goes. On a phone, scroll it sideways.
| Decision challenged | First remedy | Forum | Time | Key point |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original decree of any civil court | Appeal (section 96) | District Judge or High Court Division | 30 or 90 days | Revision not available while appeal lies |
| Appellate decree of District Judge or Additional District Judge | Revision, section 115(1) | High Court Division | 90-day practice | No second appeal; facts bind unless misread |
| Non-appealable order of District Judge tier | Revision, section 115(1) | High Court Division | 90-day practice | Includes orders in pending appeals |
| Non-appealable order of Joint District Judge or Assistant Judge | Revision, section 115(2) | District Judge | 90-day practice | Not directly to the High Court Division |
| Order of District Judge made in revision | Revision with leave, section 115(4) | High Court Division | 90-day practice | Important question of law required |
| Interlocutory order of a Commercial Court | Revision or review, CCA 2026 section 6 | High Court Division (Commercial Appeal Bench) | 60 days | No appeal from interlocutory orders |
Civil revision Bangladesh limitation: the 90-day practice
A frequent assumption is that some article of the Limitation Act 1908 fixes the period for revision. None does. The First Schedule prescribes thirty days for an appeal to a District Judge under article 152, ninety days for an appeal to the High Court Division under article 156 and ninety days for most review applications under article 173, but contains no article for revision under section 115.[3] Article 162, sometimes cited in this context, concerns review by the High Court Division in its original jurisdiction and has a twenty-day period.[3]
The court's long-standing practice
The gap is filled by practice. In Momzed Mattubor v Government of Bangladesh, decided on 16 October 2024, the High Court Division described as a "long standing practice" the rule that "a revision application is to be filed within the period of 90 days", borrowing the period for an appeal to that court.[8] Treat 90 days from the date of the decree or order as the working deadline, and file earlier where the order is being acted upon.
Condonation of delay under section 5
Section 5 of the Limitation Act expressly applies to "any appeal or application for a revision or a review of judgment or for leave to appeal", which may be admitted after the period where the applicant shows sufficient cause. The explanation adds that being misled by an order, practice or judgment of the High Court Division may itself be sufficient cause.[2] Late revisions are filed with a separate application for condonation, and the High Court Division may issue a Civil Rule on that application, as it did in Momzed Mattubor, before the revision itself is heard.[8]
The discretion is real. In Momzed Mattubor, a revision against a 2009 appellate judgment of a Joint District Judge in Faridpur was filed 4,941 days late; the court found the explanation satisfactory, held that there was no negligence or laches, and condoned the delay.[8] That is an exceptional outcome. A condonation application should account for every period of delay, with documents, and should not be treated as a formality.
Time for obtaining copies
Section 12(2) of the Limitation Act excludes copying time for an appeal, an application for leave to appeal and a review, but does not mention revision.[2] Apply for certified copies on the day of the order, and if the 90 days will pass while waiting, file with a condonation application explaining the copying delay.
Commercial Courts: sixty days
For orders of a Commercial Court, section 6(2) of the Commercial Courts Act 2026 fixes a statutory period: an aggrieved party may file an appeal or, as the case may be, a revision in the High Court Division within sixty days of the judgment or order.[6] This is shorter than the general practice and is written into statute, so it should be calendared on the day the order is made.
Filing a civil revision Bangladesh: the High Court Division process
A revision application is filed in the High Court Division's civil revisional jurisdiction, through an Advocate of the High Court Division, and is placed before the bench to which that jurisdiction has been assigned. The application sets out the history of the proceedings, the order challenged and the grounds, and is supported by an affidavit and copies of the plaint, written statement, applications, orders and judgments below. The sequence below reflects how we prepare one.
Classify the decision
Confirm that no appeal lies, and identify whether the order is a decree or an order and which court passed it.
Choose the tier
File under section 115(1) in the High Court Division, under section 115(2) before the District Judge, or seek leave under section 115(4).
Fix the deadline
Calendar 90 days from the order, or sixty days for a Commercial Court order, and apply for certified copies the same day.
Isolate the error of law
State one or two specific legal errors and explain how each changed the result and caused a failure of justice.
Assemble the record
Annex the plaint, written statement, applications, orders and judgments below, with the evidence said to be misread or ignored.
Frame the interim prayer
Ask for a stay of the order, a stay of proceedings or a defined status quo, and say why delay would cause irreparable harm.
Take steps after the Rule
File requisites and copies within the time fixed, serve the opposite party and diary the expiry of every interim order.
Plan the next level
Prepare for a civil petition for leave to appeal and ask the High Court Division for time-bound directions to the court below.
The Rule
If the bench is satisfied that there is an arguable case, it issues a Rule calling on the opposite party to show cause why the decree or order should not be set aside. In Tanveer Islam Dewan, for example, the Rule issued on 13 June 2021 called on the opposite party to show cause why the appellate judgment and decree should not be set aside.[9] If the bench is not satisfied, it rejects the application summarily and no Rule issues; the same power is used by District Judges, as the summary rejection in Quamruzzaman Talukdar shows.[12]
Requisites, records and service
Once a Rule issues, the petitioner must take steps promptly. In Quamruzzaman Talukdar, the leave order directed the petitioner to submit requisites within 48 hours, failing which the Rule would stand discharged; the judgment also recorded that the petitioner's counsel had been directed to furnish certified copies and had not done so.[12] Failing to put in requisites or copies is one of the commonest reasons a Rule lapses or a stay is lost. The High Court Division then calls for the lower court record, which is sent back down when the Rule is disposed of.[9]
Court fees
Under the Court-fees Act 1870, an application to the High Court Division for revision of an appellate decree carries the fee leviable on a memorandum of appeal, while revision of an order carries a modest fixed fee.[4] In high-value property and money suits the appeal-level fee can be substantial, and it should be budgeted before the decision to file is made.

Stay, status quo and interim relief in revision
Filing a revision does not by itself suspend the decree or order challenged. The petitioner must ask for interim relief, which the bench decides at the admission stage. Three forms are common: a stay of the operation of the impugned order, a stay of further proceedings in the suit or appeal, and a direction that the parties maintain status quo in respect of possession or transfer of the property.
Time-limited stays
Stays are usually granted for a fixed period and extended on application. In Quamruzzaman Talukdar, the High Court Division stayed proceedings for six months and extended the stay repeatedly; the Rule was finally discharged in November 2020, more than eight years after leave was granted, and the stay vacated.[12] In Kodbanu Bibi, the court recorded that its earlier stay would stand vacated by lapse of the period it had fixed.[14] A stay that lapses unnoticed lets the court below proceed while the revision is pending.
Status quo instead of stay
Where possession is disputed, the court often prefers a status quo direction to a formal stay. In Moniruzzaman Bari v Kamruzzaman Miah, a Rule issued on 5 January 2026 under section 115(4) directed the parties to maintain status quo over possession of the suit land for three months and directed the District Judge of Brahmanbaria to dispose of the pending revision within one month.[10] That kind of order protects the property while pushing the case below to a decision.
Interim relief and the merits
An interim order is not a finding on the merits, and it ends with the revision: in Ali Hossain and Quamruzzaman Talukdar the stay was vacated on final disposal.[11] [12] An opposite party injured by a stay obtained on an incomplete presentation should apply promptly to vacate or modify it.
Leave under section 115(4): the important-question filter
Where the District Judge or Additional District Judge has already decided a revision, a further application lies to the High Court Division only with leave, and only for an "error of an important question of law resulting in erroneous decision occasioning failure of justice".[1] Leave is a gatekeeping step, and the application must justify it separately from the merits.
How leave operates in practice
The leave application and the challenge to the order are presented together. In Quamruzzaman Talukdar, leave was granted on 22 January 2012 and the court treated the leave order as implying a Rule against the opposite party.[12] In Ali Hossain, the Rule was issued by leave with a stay of the District Judge's order, and on the final hearing the court set that order aside.[11]
What makes a question important
The statute does not define "important". In our experience, the High Court Division is most receptive where the error goes to jurisdiction, to the maintainability of a proceeding, to the effect of an order of a superior court or to a point that will determine the course of the whole suit. Ali Hossain concerned whether an Appellate Division order barred a restoration case, and Md Shafiqul Islam raised a question of pecuniary jurisdiction; both are questions of that kind.[11] [13] Complaints about adjournments or costs rarely qualify.
Directions instead of a decision
A section 115(4) application often ends with directions rather than a reversal. In Md Shafiqul Islam, the High Court Division disposed of the Rule by directing the trial court to hear and dispose of the suit within six months and the parties to maintain status quo on transfer of the property until then.[13] In Moniruzzaman Bari, the District Judge decided the pending revision on 7 April 2026, and the High Court Division discharged the Rule as infructuous on 27 April 2026, vacated the status quo order and directed the parties to press for an early trial.[10] A time-bound direction can be worth more to a client than a win on the narrow point.
Civil revision Bangladesh after the Commercial Courts Act 2026
The Commercial Courts Act 2026 (Act No. 23 of 2026) is dated 10 April 2026 and is deemed to have taken effect on 1 January 2026.[6] It replaced the Commercial Court Ordinance 2026, which was gazetted at the start of January 2026 and took effect immediately.[7] For commercial disputes it rewrites the relationship between appeal and revision.
No appeal from interlocutory orders
Section 6(1) provides that, notwithstanding any other law, no appeal lies against any order of a Commercial Court other than its final judgment, but revision and review may be filed against any order following the Code of Civil Procedure.[6] Orders on injunctions, receivers and other matters that would be appealable under Order XLIII in an ordinary civil court can therefore be challenged in a commercial suit only by revision or review.
Sixty days to the Commercial Appeal Bench
Section 6(2) requires the appeal or revision to be filed in the High Court Division within sixty days of the judgment or order.[6] Section 3(4) requires the Chief Justice to constitute one or more Commercial Appeal Benches in the High Court Division to hear appeals and revisions against Commercial Court judgments and orders, and section 12 allows the Supreme Court to issue practice directions for their speedy disposal, without fixing a deadline.[6] Because Commercial Courts are staffed at District Judge or Additional District Judge level, revisions go directly to the High Court Division rather than through the District Judge tier.
Pending revisions and transfer
Section 8(1) transfers pending commercial suits from the ordinary civil courts to the Commercial Courts. Its proviso states that where an appeal or revision against an interim order in such a suit is pending in a higher court, the main proceeding is transferred only after that appeal or revision is disposed of.[6] A pending revision can therefore delay the move to the specialist court.
The section 115 ground still governs these revisions, because section 6 applies the Code.[6] What changes is the volume of discretionary interim decisions, on injunctions and receivers, that now reach the High Court Division only by revision, within sixty days.
After the Rule: outcomes and the route to the Appellate Division
A Rule in revision ends in one of four ways: it is made absolute and the order below is set aside or varied; it is discharged and the order stands; it is disposed of with directions; or it is discharged as infructuous because events have overtaken it. The cases discussed above illustrate each outcome.[9] [10] [11] [13] Section 115 lets the court make such order as it thinks fit, so it may substitute its own order or remit the matter with directions.[1]
Leave to appeal to the Appellate Division
A judgment of the High Court Division in revision can be taken to the Appellate Division. Article 103(2) of the Constitution allows an appeal as of right only in limited cases, such as where the High Court Division certifies a substantial question of law as to the interpretation of the Constitution; in every other case article 103(3) permits an appeal only if the Appellate Division grants leave.[5] Almost every civil revision therefore reaches the Appellate Division by a civil petition for leave to appeal, filed through an Advocate-on-Record within the time its rules prescribe, with section 5 of the Limitation Act available for delay.[2]
A pending leave petition does not by itself stay anything; a stay must be sought expressly, and Kodbanu Bibi shows that the High Court Division will not hold an appeal in suspension indefinitely while a leave petition waits.[14] Article 104 empowers the Appellate Division to make any order necessary for doing complete justice in a pending matter, and article 105 allows it to review its own judgments and orders, subject to its rules.[5]
Revision, appeal, review or writ: choosing the remedy
Choosing the wrong remedy is the most expensive mistake in post-judgment strategy. Each of the four remedies has its own forum, ground and clock, and a civil revision Bangladesh courts reject as misconceived does not stop the others running.
Appeal first
If the decision is an original decree or an order listed in Order XLIII, appeal is the remedy, and a revision will normally be refused because an appeal was available.[1] The thirty-day and ninety-day appeal periods under articles 152 and 156 run regardless of any revision filed in error.[3]
Review in the same court
Review under Order XLVII is made to the court that passed the order, typically for new evidence or an error apparent on the face of the record. Article 173 of the Limitation Act gives ninety days for most review applications.[3] Review suits obvious mistakes that the same judge can correct; revision suits legal errors that need a superior court.
Writ jurisdiction
Where the real adversary is a public authority, a writ petition under article 102 may be available, but only where there is no equally efficacious remedy. Against a civil court's order in a private dispute, revision is ordinarily that remedy, and the High Court Division expects it to be used. Our constitutional and writ litigation practice advises on the dividing line.
Execution pending revision
Where the appellate decree is already being executed, the stay sought must cover the execution proceedings expressly. See our guide to execution cases in Bangladesh.

Common mistakes in civil revision practice
The same errors recur across civil revision Bangladesh files, and most are avoidable.
- Filing revision where appeal lies. Revision is available only where no appeal lies; an appealable order must be appealed.[1]
- Going to the wrong tier. A non-appealable order of a Joint District Judge, Senior Assistant Judge or Assistant Judge goes to the District Judge under section 115(2), not directly to the High Court Division under section 115(1).[1]
- Forgetting leave. A challenge to a District Judge's revisional order needs leave under section 115(4) and an important question of law.[1]
- Treating limitation as open-ended. There is no statutory article, but the High Court Division applies a 90-day practice, and sixty days is statutory in Commercial Court cases.[6] [8]
- Rearguing facts. Findings of fact bind in revision unless they rest on misreading or non-consideration of material evidence.[9]
- Neglecting requisites and copies. Missing a 48-hour requisites direction can end a Rule.[12]
- Letting a stay lapse. Time-limited stays must be extended before they expire.[14]
Practical strategy for 2026
Three features shape strategy in 2026. The Commercial Courts Act has made revision the only immediate challenge to interlocutory orders in commercial suits, with a strict sixty-day window.[6] The High Court Division regularly disposes of revisions with time-bound directions to the courts below, as in Md Shafiqul Islam and Moniruzzaman Bari.[10] [13] And the narrow statutory ground has not changed since 2003, so the quality of the legal point remains decisive.
For the petitioner, the strongest civil revision Bangladesh courts see is short, legal and urgent: one or two clearly stated errors of law, the documents that prove them, a precise interim prayer and a request for a time-bound direction. For the opposite party, the strongest response attacks maintainability first, then shows that any error made no difference to the result. Land and title revisions are handled by our real estate disputes practice, and banking and commercial revisions by our banking and finance litigation practice. If an order has just been passed against you, contact TRW before the clock runs.
Frequently asked questions
What is a civil revision in Bangladesh?
It is a supervisory remedy under section 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 by which the High Court Division, or the District Judge for subordinate courts, examines a decree or order from which no appeal lies and corrects an error of law that has resulted in an error in the decision occasioning failure of justice.[1]
What is the time limit for filing a civil revision?
The Limitation Act has no article for revision, but the High Court Division applies a long-standing practice of 90 days. Delay can be condoned under section 5 of the Limitation Act on sufficient cause. Revisions against Commercial Court orders must be filed within sixty days under section 6(2) of the Commercial Courts Act 2026.[2] [6] [8]
Can I file a revision directly in the High Court Division against a Joint District Judge's order?
Under section 115(1), only a decree of a Joint District Judge, Senior Assistant Judge or Assistant Judge is revisable directly in the High Court Division. A non-appealable order of those courts goes first to the District Judge under section 115(2).[1]
When is leave needed for a civil revision?
Leave of the High Court Division is required under section 115(4) to challenge an order of a District Judge or Additional District Judge made in revision. The ground is an error of an important question of law resulting in an erroneous decision occasioning failure of justice.[1]
Will the High Court Division re-examine the evidence?
No. Findings of fact by the lower appellate court, concurrent or not, bind the court in revision unless they rest on misreading or non-consideration of material evidence or are vitiated by an error of law. The revisional court will not re-assess evidence.[9]
Does filing a revision stay the order below?
What is a Rule in a civil revision?
A Rule is the High Court Division's order calling on the opposite party to show cause why the impugned decree or order should not be set aside. It is later made absolute, discharged or disposed of with directions.[9]
Can I appeal an interlocutory order of a Commercial Court?
No. Section 6(1) of the Commercial Courts Act 2026 bars appeals from any order other than the final judgment. Interlocutory orders can be challenged only by revision or review, and a revision must reach the High Court Division within sixty days.[6]
Can a High Court Division revision judgment be appealed?
Yes, usually only with leave of the Appellate Division under article 103(3) of the Constitution, sought by a civil petition for leave to appeal.[5]
How much court fee is payable on a civil revision?
Revision of an appellate decree carries the fee leviable on a memorandum of appeal; revision of an order carries a small fixed fee under the Court-fees Act 1870.[4]
Source register
Primary legal and regulatory sources
Materials checked on 20 October 2026. Confirm the current official text before relying on any provision.
- Code of Civil Procedure 1908, section 115 (Revision), as substituted by Act No. XL of 2003 — Laws of Bangladesh
- Limitation Act 1908, sections 5 and 12 — Laws of Bangladesh
- Limitation Act 1908, First Schedule (articles 152 to 179) — Laws of Bangladesh
- Court-fees Act 1870, Schedules I and II — Laws of Bangladesh
- Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, articles 103 to 105 — Laws of Bangladesh
- Commercial Courts Act 2026 (Act No. 23 of 2026) — Laws of Bangladesh
- The Financial Express, 3 January 2026 — Commercial Court Ordinance issued
- High Court Division, Momzed Mattubor v Government of Bangladesh, Civil Rule No. 840 (Con) of 2023 (16 October 2024)
- High Court Division, Tanveer Islam Dewan v Rasheda Sharmin, Civil Revision No. 1110 of 2021 (18 February 2026)
- High Court Division, Moniruzzaman Bari v Kamruzzaman Miah, Civil Revision No. 01 of 2026 (27 April 2026)
- High Court Division, Ali Hossain v Doctor ATM Mizanur Rahman, Civil Revision No. 116 of 2023 (18 March 2024)
- High Court Division, Md Quamruzzaman Talukdar v Md Motiur Rahman, Civil Revision No. 138 of 2012 (16 November 2020)
- High Court Division, Md Shafiqul Islam v Md Rafiqul Islam, Civil Revision No. 105 of 2024 (20 February 2025)
- High Court Division, Kodbanu Bibi v Hazi Md Alauddin, Civil Revision No. 1203 of 2023 (7 November 2023)
Related TRW assistance
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TRW acts in civil revisions before District Judges and the High Court Division, leave applications under section 115(4), Commercial Court revisions and civil petitions for leave to appeal. Explore our real estate disputes practice and banking and finance litigation practice, or contact TRW as soon as the order is passed.