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Review Jurisdiction (Section 114 & Order XLVII CPC / Article 137)
Jurisdictional & Appellate Practice Terms
Definition
The authority of the same court that pronounced a judgment to reconsider and correct its own decision, strictly confined to cases where there is discovery of new material evidence that could not be produced earlier with due diligence, or an error apparent on the face of the record.
Example
A court dismisses an appeal relying on an amendment to a municipal statute that had in fact been repealed by the legislature prior to the cause of action; the appellant files a Review Petition pointing out the manifest error on the face of the record.