Small cause jurisdiction remained final despite regular procedure, barring appeal to the District Court.

A suit cognizable as a small cause remained subject to the Small Cause Courts Act even though the Subordinate Judge followed regular Civil Procedure Code procedure. The departure from summary procedure did not change the suit's character or take it outside the exclusive small cause jurisdiction created by Act XI of 1865. The finality clause in Section 21 applied to suits tried within the jurisdiction under Sections 2 and 6, not merely to cases conducted in a particular form. As the claim belonged exclusively to that jurisdiction, no appeal lay to the District Court and its decree was without jurisdiction.

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Issues: Whether a suit cognizable as a small cause remained a suit tried under the Small Cause Courts Act so as to attract finality and bar an appeal to the District Court, notwithstanding that the Subordinate Judge followed the regular Code of Civil Procedure procedure.

Analysis: The suit, though tried with greater formality, was within the exclusive small cause jurisdiction created by Act XI of 1865. The departure from summary procedure did not alter the character of the case or convert it into one outside the Act. The finality clause in Section 21 applied to suits tried under the jurisdiction created by Sections 2 and 6, and not merely to cases conducted in a particular procedural form. Since the cognizance of the claim belonged only to that jurisdiction, the District Court had no appellate power to entertain the matter.

Conclusion: No appeal lay to the District Court, and its decree was without jurisdiction.

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