Short Note : The Court having a limited pecuniary jurisdiction was called upon to decide that question first. If the house was really worth more than the pecuniary jurisdiction, the plaint had to be returned for presentation to the proper Court. It was no use recording evidence on merits of the case if the Court ultimately came to conclusion that it had no jurisdiction to try the suit. Section 21 of the Code of Civil Procedure too contemplates an objection as regards jurisdiction to be raised at the earliest possible stage, and that objection has to be decided as a preliminary issue so that the trial ultimately may not prove infructuous. The trial court was in error in postponing enquiry into valuation of the house and assuming jurisdiction. In the present case, decision on question of jurisdiction will finally dispose of the matter in the Court at least, if the Court finds that having regard to the valuation of the house, it had no jurisdiction. S.S. Khanna v. P.J. Dillon, AIR 1964 SC 497 distinguished. Revision allowed.