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COMMISSIONER OF STAMPS v. BANDA
016-NLR-NLR-V-31-COMMISSIONER-OF-STAMPS-v.-BANDA.pdf ( 00 ) 1929.Present : Drieberg and Akbar JJ. COMMISSIONER OF STAMPS v. BANDA. 64—D. C. (Inty. Avissawella, 71- Stamps—Security bond by administrator—Liability to duty—OrdinanceNo. 22 of 1909, Schedule B, Part I. A' security bond given by an administrator is liable to stampduty under item 15 (b) of Part I. of Schedule B…
KARTIGESU v. GOVERNMENT AGENT, NORTHERN PROVINCE
036-NLR-NLR-V-31-KARTIGESU-v.-GOVERNMENT-AGENT,-NORTHERN-PROVINCE.pdf ( 141 ) Present : Maartensz A.J. KARTIGESU v. GOVERNMENT AGENT,NORTHERN PROVINCE.Mandamus—Election of Village Committee—Resolution to vote by groupsof villages—Bona fide election—Village Communities Ordinance,No. 9 of 1924, ss. 9 and 22. Where a Government Agent summoned a .meeting of theinhabitants of a subdivision under the Village CommunitiesOrdinance for the election of a Village…
BANDA ARATCHI v. MADAR SAIBO et al
052-NLR-NLR-V-31-BANDA-ARATCHI-v.-MADAR-SAIBO-et-al.pdf ( 202 ) 1929. Present : Lyall Grant J. BANDA ARATCHI v. MADAR SAIBO et at. 605—P. C. Anuradhapuni, 67,104. Village Tribunal—Exception in favour of public officers—Operation ofproviso—Ordinance No. 9 of 1924, s. 62. The proviso to section 01 ol the Village Communities Ordinance docs not exclude from, its operation cases in. which…
HOLSINGER v. JOSEPH
068-NLR-NLR-V-31-HOLSINGER-v.-JOSEPH.pdf ( 250 ) Present : Lyall Grant J. HOLSINGEK u. JOSEPH.*563—P. 0. Colombo, 3,493. Excise Ordinance—Charge of possessing ganja—Tin of legium found inpremises of accused*—Sealing of tin after seizure—Production inevidence. Where in a search uuder the Excise Ordinance, a tin of legimn‘ alleged to* contain ganja was found in the premises of the…
RAMANATHAN v. PERERA et al
084-NLR-NLR-V-31-RAMANATHAN-v.-PERERA-et-al.pdf ( 304 ) 1929. Present: Fisher C.J. and Drieberg J. RAMANATHAN v. PERERA ei al. 232—tD. C. Colombo, 29,990. Mortgage—Sale of mortgaged property—PersonalactionagainstIke debtor—Hypothecaryaction deferred—Ordinance No. 21 of 1027, s. 16. Where title to mortgaged property has' passed from the mort-gagor, it is open to the mortgagee to bring a personal actionagainst the…
DHARMASENA v. LEWIS et al
100-NLR-NLR-V-31-DHARMASENA-v.-LEWIS-et-al.pdf ( 353 ) Present: Dalton and Drieberg JJ-DHABMASENA v. LEWIS et al. 272—D. C. Kalutara, 14,193. Prescription—Joint debtors in solido—Action instituted against one—Judicial demand—Interruption of ‘prescription. The institution ol an action against one of several debtors in solidointerrupts the course of prescription against the others. ^^PPEAL from a judgment of the District Judge…
PALANIAPPA CHETTY v. AZEEZ et al
116-NLR-NLR-V-31-PALANIAPPA-CHETTY-v.-AZEEZ-et-al.pdf ( 423 ) Present : Dalton J. and Maartensz A.J. PALANIAPrA CHETTY v. AZEEZ ct at. 207—D. C. Colombo, 26,364. Money Lending Ordinance—Note endorsed in blank—Unenforceable—Not a fictitious note—Ordinance No. 2 of 1918, s. 10 (1). Where a blank promissory note was endorsed to (he plaintiffwho subsequently 'filled it up,— Held, that the…
RAN NAIDE v. PUNCHI BANDA
133-NLR-NLR-V-31-RAN-NAIDE-v.-PUNCHI-BANDA.pdf 1980 ( 478 ) Present: Jayewardene A.J. RAX NAIBE V. PUNCHI BANDA. 275—G. B. Ratnapura, 48. Prescription—Usufructuary mortgagee—Long possession—Presumption ofouster. ' A Court may presume from iapse of time, in conjunction withother circumstances, that the possession of a usufructuarymortgagee has become adverse. A PPEAL from a judgment of the Commissioner of Requests,Ratnapura. E.…
GRANGE v. PERERA
017-NLR-NLR-V-31-GRANGE-v.-PERERA.pdf ( 85 ) Present: Fisher C.J. and Drieberg J. GRANGE v. PERERA.350—D. C. Kalutara, 14,154. Seduction—Claim for damages—Defendant denies seduction—Corrobora-tion of plaintiff's evidence—Material particular. Where, in an action to recover damages for sedaction, thedefendant denies the sedaction, the plaintiff’s evidence mustbe corroborated in some material particular. A PPEAL from a judgment of the…
JOHORN v. SARANELIS
037-NLR-NLR-V-31-JOHORN-v.-SARANELIS.pdf ( 146 ) 1929. Present: Maartensz A.J.JOHOBAN v. SABANELIS. 414—P. G. Kandy, 28,781. Escape ■ from custody—Lawful arrest—Unlawful gambling—Rules ofVillage Committee—No charge—Penal Code, $. 219. Where the accused escaped from the lawful custody of a policeofficer who arrested him for committing unlawful gambling in hispresence.— Heldf that the accused was guilty of an…