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SARAVANAMUTTU v. DE SILVA
015-NLR-NLR-V-43-SARAVANAMUTTU-v.-DE-SILVA.pdf Saravanamuttu v. ae Silva. 77 1941 Present: de Kretser J.SARAVANAMUTTU v. DE SILVA.In re Election Petition No. 1 of 1941 Election petition—Application by respondent to inspect marked registers andtendered votes lists—Scope of Article 45 (10)—Purpose of instituting ormaintaining election petition—Power of election Judge to hear appli-cation—Ceylon (State Council Elections) Order in Council, 1931—Article…
PALANIAPPA CHETTY et al. v. MERCANTILE BANK et al
031-NLR-NLR-V-43-PALANIAPPA-CHETTY-et-al.-v.-MERCANTILE-BANK-et-al.pdf HOWARD C.J.—Palaniappa Chetty v. Mercantile Bank. 127 1941Present: Howard C.J. and Hearne J. PALANIAPPA CHETTY et al. v. MERCANTILE BANK et al, In revision D. C., Colombo, 49,541. Abatement of appeal—Application for typewritten copies—Failure to complywith rules—Order of abatement—Ministerial act—No appeal—SupremeCourt’s powers of revision. The power vested in the District Court under the…
WEERASINGHE v. SAMY CHETTIAR
047-NLR-NLR-V-43-WEERASINGHE-v.-SAMY-CHETTIAR.pdf 190 HOWARD C.J.—Weerasinghe v. Sarny Chettiar. 1941Present : Howard C.J. WEERASINGHE v. SAMY CHETTIAR.661—M. M. C. Colombo, 64,849 Vehicles Ordinance (Cap. 155)—•By-laws made under section 56 of OrdinanceNo. 4 of 1916—Omission of section 56 from Revised edition—By-lawkept alive—Revised Edition of Legislative Enactments Ordinance (Cap. 1),s. 11. Section 11 of the Revised Edition of…
MARIKAR et al. v. PUNCHI BANDARA et al
066-NLR-NLR-V-43-MARIKAR-et-al.-v.-PUNCHI-BANDARA-et-al.pdf Marikar v. Punchi Bandura. 261 1942 Present: Howard C.J. and Keuneman J. MARIKAR et al. v. PUNCHI BANDARA et al. 184—D. C. Avissawella, 2,880. Appeal—Action on usufructuary mortgage—Claim in reconvention by defend-ant—Judgment for plaintiff for reduced amount—Dismissal of claim inreconvention—Appeal by plaintiff—Right of defendant to raise questionof counter-claim—Civil Procedure Code, s. 772. In…
SARAVANAMUTTU v. KANAGASABAI
082-NLR-NLR-V-43-SARAVANAMUTTU-v.-KANAGASABAI.pdf HOWARD C.J.—Saravanamuttu v. Kanagasabai.357 1942Present: Howard C.J. and Keuneman J. SARA VANAMUTTU v. KANAGASABAI. 302—D. C. Jaffna, 14,017. Malicious prosecution—Criminal law set in motion by defendant—Proof offormulation of charge or solicitation, request or incitement of proceedingsnecessary. In an action for malicious prosecution in order to establish that thedefendant set the criminal law in…
MOTHA v. FERNANDO
098-NLR-NLR-V-43-MOTHA–v.-FERNANDO.pdf 1942 Motha v. Fernando. 423 Present: de Kretser J. MOTHA v. FERNANDO. 42—C. R. Nuwara Eliya, 15,070. Rates on mortgaged premises—Payment by mortgagee—Action to recover from mortgagor—Municipal Councils Ordinance (Cap. 193), s. 147. Where a mortgagee pays rates due to a local authority, on behalf ofa mortgage, in respect of the mortgaged premises,…
THE KING v. W. P. BUCKLEY
114-NLR-NLR-V-43-THE-KING-v.-W.-P.-BUCKLEY.pdf 474 HOWARD C..T,—The Kina v. W. P. Buckley. [Court of Criminal Appeal.] 1942 Present : Howard C.J., de Kretser and Wijeyewardene JJ. THE KING v. W. P. BUCKLEY.98—M. C. Panadure, 18,345. ^ Verdict unreasonable—Evidence viewed by the Jury in sections—Failure toview the evidence as a whole—Court of Criminal Appeal Ordinance. ' s. 5…
In re BRITO
130-NLR-NLR-V-43-In-re-BRITO.pdf In re Brito. 529 1942Present: Howard C.J-, Soertsz and de Kretser JJ. In re BRITO. In the Matteh of Section 17 of the Courts Ordinance. Proctor—Conviction for sending indecent post cards—Application to strikeproctor off the roll—Unfit to remain member of profession—Powers ofSupreme Court—Courts Ordinance, s. 17. A Proctor may be struck off the…
HETHUHAMY v. BOTEJU
016-NLR-NLR-V-43-HETHUHAMY-v.-BOTEJU.pdf Hethuhamy v. Boteju. 1941 83 Present: Nihill J. HETHUHAMY v. BOTEJU. 128—C. R. Ratnapura, 281. Land Settlement Ordinance (Cap. 319), s. 8—Effect of settlement order—Vestingof title in claimant free from all unspecified interests—Right of bona fidepossessor to compensation. Under section 8 of the Land Settlement Ordinance the effect of – asettlement order is…
SAMARASINGHE v. SIMON et al
032-NLR-NLR-V-43-SAMARASINGHE-v.-SIMON-et-al.pdf Samarasinghe v. Simon 129 1941 Present : Nihill J. SAMARASINGHE v. SIMON et al. In the Matter of an Application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus No. 1,087. Habeas Corpus—Custody of child—Surrender of custody to another—Right ofparent to claim the child back—Good ground for disturbing status quo—Restoration of custody not detrimental to best…