SADIK SHEIKH Vs. MOHD. SARFRAZ

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Heard Sri Arvind Srivastava, learned counsel for the defendant-revisionist and Sri K.K. Twiari, learned counsel for the plaintiff-respondent.

(2.) The defendant-revisionist has filed this revision under Sec. 25 of the Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887 against the Judgment and order dated 12.8.2016 passed by the Additional District and Sessions Judge in exercise of its power as Small Cause Court decreeing SCC Suit No. 11 of 2015, Mohd. Sarfraj Vs. Tejumal.

(3.) The argument of the learned counsel for the defendant-revisionist is that on account of the valuation of the suit in view of the amendment to Sec. 15 of the Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, the suit was to be decided by the Small Cause Court presided over by the senior most Civil Judge (Senior Division) of the district.