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CADIRAVELU v. SUPPAIYA
013-NLR-NLR-V-08-CADIRAVELU-v.-SUPPAIYA.pdf ( 74 ) 1904. June 21. CADIRAVELU v. SUPPAIYA.P. C., Trinoomaee, 1,979. Beating of tom-toms—Ordinance No. 16. of 1866, s. 90—Prosecution against person mho caused tomtoms to be beaten—Penal Code, ss. 38, 102. 107. Under section 90 of Ordinance No. 16 of 1666 and sections 38,' 102and 107 of the Penal Code a…
WIJEYSEKERE v. SEMERA LEBBE
029-NLR-NLR-V-08-WIJEYSEKERE-v.-SEMERA-LEBBE.pdf 1905. February 2. ( 136 ) WIJEYSEKERE v. SEMEBA LEBBE. P. C., Panadure, 17,762. Ordinance No. 84 of 1884—Chairman of Village Committee—Hit summonsand ex facie had warrant—Failure to record reasons for warrant—Arrestunder it and custody—Custody unlawful—Escape therefrom not punish-able—Penal Code, ss. 810 and 820. Where a villager, though served with summons, had failed…
THE KING v .DIAS
046-NLR-NLR-V-08-THE-KING-v-.DIAS.pdf ( 252 ) THE KING v. DIAS. P.C., Kiirunegala, 4,459. Verdict of jury—Culpable homicide not amounting to murder—Pulling the triggerof a gun with the intention of intimidating. Where, in the course of a dispute and fight in regard to an encroach-ment on land, a person aimed a revolver at his opponent and palled…
AHAMADO NATCHIA et al. v. MUHAMADO NATCHIA
062-NLR-NLR-V-08-AHAMADO-NATCHIA-et-al.-v.-MUHAMADO-NATCHIA.pdf ( 880 ) 1005. October 11. AHAMADO NATCHIA et ol. t>. MUHAMADO NATCHTA. D. C.t Galle, 7,-459. Jus superficiarium—Acquisition—Framing of issues—'Prescription—Compensation—Civil Procedure Code. According to the Common Law of Ceylon a person has the rightto build on land belonging to another, and to use such building untilthe owner of the land tenders the…
ALWIS v. SILVA
014-NLR-NLR-V-08-ALWIS-v.-SILVA.pdf ( 76 ) ll™.ALWIS v. SILVA. My6‘C. R., Colombo, 152 and 153. Servitude—Jus vies ex necessitate—Action for compelling adjacent landownerto accept compensation and give land enough for broadening an existingfootpath. The owner of a land having a jus Vice over another's land may. justlymaintain an action against him for the broadening of the…
THE KING v. HARMANIS
030-NLR-NLR-V-08-THE-KING-v.-HARMANIS.pdf ( 188 ) 1903.April SO. THE KING u. HARMANIS. D. G., Galle, 13,176. Criminal Procedure Code, s. 157—Discharge—Further prosecution for the sameoffence—Committal thereon to trial before District Court—Competency ofDistrict Judge to question committal. Where a Police Magistrate acting under section 157 of the CriminalProcedure Code discharged an accused on the ground that the…
BAINE v. NALLATAMBY
047-NLR-NLR-V-08-BAINE-v.-NALLATAMBY.pdf ( 268 ) 1906.May 37. BAINE v. N ALL ATA3SEB Y.P. CPussellawa, 36,684. Tundu—Labour Ordinance, No. 11 of 1865—Effect of tundu—Renewal ofcontract of service—Quitting service without notice. The signing of a tundu by an employer of coolies amounts only to anundertaking to discharge them from his employment on receipt of 4hesum of money…
MACPHERSON v. BROWN & Co
063-NLR-NLR-V-08-MACPHERSON-v.-BROWN-&-Co.pdf ( 333 ) MACPHERSON v. BROWN & Co. P. C., Colombo t 95,955. (The Gandy Belting Case.) False trademark—Application—Oraldescription—Pricelists—Mer- chandise Marks Ordinances, No. 13 of 1888 and No. 14 of 1898,ss. 8 a) (<*)» d (3), and 4 a) (*). The provisions of section 3 (1) (d) and of section 3 (3) of…
KING v. DORASAMY
015-NLR-NLR-V-08-KING-v.-DORASAMY.pdf ( 79 ) KING v. DOBASAMY. D. C., Kandy (Criminal), 1,635. Criminal Procedure Code, s. 179 (1)—Accusation of offences committed duringa period exceeding twelve months—Joinder of three charges in oneindictment. Where a person has been brought before the Police Court and accusedof offences of the same kind which from the first to the…
The Death of Sir JOHN BUDD PHEAR Kt., Late Chief Justice of Ceylon
032-NLR-NLR-V-08-The-Death-of-Sir-JOHN-BUDD-PHEAR-Kt.,-Late-Chief-Justice-of-Ceylon.pdf ( 14? ) The Death of Sir JOHN BUDD PfiEAB, Kt., Late ChiefJustice of Ceyion. Monday, April 10, 1905. Present .-—The Hon. Sir Charles Peter Layard, Kt., C.J.,and the Hon. Frederick Charles Moncreiff, P.J. Before beginning the work of the day the ‘Chief Justice,addressing the Solicitor-General, as representing the Bar, said: — Mr. Solicitor,—Before…