JUDGMENT
1. The respondent brought a suit, in the Court of the Munsif of Bareilly, against the applicant, in which 17th January 1928 was fixed for fixing of issues. On that date the case was called, the plaintiff was found absent and the suit was dismissed for default. The same day, the plaintiff appeared with an application for restoration, but it appears that the application was actually filed the next day. The learned Munsif after issuing notice to the other side, restored the suit. The defendant has come up in revision, asking that this order restoring the suit should be set aside. A preliminary objection has been taken by the learned Counsel for the respondent that no revision lies. He relies on the Full Bench case Buddhoo Lal v. Mewa Ram A.I.R. 1921 All. In that case what was to be decided was where a Subordinate Court had merely decided the question of jurisdiction, whether an application in revision lay in the High Court or not.
2. Three learned Judges as against two held that no application in revision lay. It was laid down that the decision of one of the issues which did not dispose of the whole case was not a "case decided," within the meaning of Section 115, Civil P.C. In a recent case which came up in revision before this Court, the question was whether the setting aside of a decree, which had been passed ex parte by the appellate Court, constituted a case fit for revision by this Court. Three learned Judges held that it was a 'case' within the meaning of Section 115. We are of opinion that the circumstances before us fall within the purview of the later ruling viz: Ram Sarup v. Gaya Prasad A.I.R. 1925 All. 610 (F.B.). We hold that we have jurisdiction to revise the order of 2nd June 1928. Coming to the merits, we find that while the learned Munsif thought that the plaintiff's conduct was negligent, he did not hold that there was no sufficient cause for the plaintiff's non-appearance when the suit was called for hearing, within the meaning of Order 9, Rule 9, Civil P.C. The fact that the plaintiff appeared the same day and gave an explanation which satisfied the learned Munsif was sufficient ground for restoration of the suit. There is nothing to revise, and we dismiss the application with costs.