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HEWAVITARNE v. GOVINDARAM
016-NLR-NLR-V-44-HEWAVITARNE-v.-GOVINDARAM.pdf HOWARD C.J.—Hewavitame v. Govindaram. 69 1942Present: Howard C.J. and Soertsz J. HEWAVITARNE v. GOVINDARAM. 239—D. C. Colombo, 3,813. Sequestration of goods—Wrongful and malicious—Mandate not carried out—•Security by defendant—Claim for damages.' Where the plaintiff, wrongfully and maliciously applied for andobtained a mandate of sequestration against the. defendant but thesequestration of goods was not effected…
MARIKAR , Appellant , and MIRIHANA POLICE, Respondent
032-NLR-NLR-V-44-MARIKAR-Appellant-and-MIRIHANA-POLICE-Respondent.pdf 158 DE KRETSER j!—Ma.rik.aT and Mirihana Police. 1942Present: de Kretser J. MARIKAR, Appellant, and MIRIHANA POLICE, Respondent. 401—M. C. Colombo, 37,685. Defence (Coin and Currency) Regulations—Refusal to accept damaged notes—Regulation 3 (c) —Penal Code, s. 72. Where a trader is charged under regulation 3 (c) of the Defence (Coin,and Currency) Regulations with ‘‘refusing…
MUNICIPAL COUNCIL , COLOMBO, Appellant, and LETCHIMAN CHETTIAR, Respondent
049-NLR-NLR-V-44-MUNICIPAL-COUNCIL-COLOMBO-Appellant-and-LETCHIMAN-CHETTIAR-Respondent.pdf Municipal Council, Colombo, and Letchiman Chettiar. 217 1943Present: Soertsz S.P.J. and Hearne J. MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, COLOMBO, Appellant, andi LETCHIMAN CHETTIAR, Respondent. Application for Conditional Leave to Appeal to PrivyCouncil in 69 D. C. (Int.) , Colombo, 3,092. Privy Council—Conditional leave to appeal—Notice of application—Com-putation of period—Exclusion of vacation—Supreme Court—VacationsOrdinance, s. 8. Where, on…
THANGAMMA, Appellant , and PONNAMBALAM, Respondent
065-NLR-NLR-V-44-THANGAMMA-Appellant-and-PONNAMBALAM-Respondent.pdf 265 DE KRETSER J.—Thangamma and Ponnambalam. 1943Present: de Kretser and Wijeyewardene JJ.THAN GAMMA, Appellant, and PONNAMBALAM, Respondent. 19—D. C. Jaffna, 15,752, Negotiorum gestio—Claim based upon the doctrine—General principles—■Roman-Dutch Law. A claim made on the footing of a negotiorum gestio is governed by thefollowing principles :— (a) there must be two parties ; '(b)…
NAVARATNAM, Appellant, and UPPIN MUDALALI Respondent
081-NLR-NLR-V-44-NAVARATNAM-Appellant-and-UPPIN-MUDALALI-Respondent.pdf 310 DE KRETSER J.—Navaratnam and Vppin Mudalali. IMSPresent: de Kretser J. NAVARATNAM, Appellant, and UPPIN MUDALALI, Respondent. 71—M. C. Kandy, 4,726 Maintenance—Corroboration supplied by defendant’s conduct—Evidence ofmaintenance to stop time running. In an application for maintenance conduct pointing to the probabilityof the defendant being the father of the child is sufficient corroboration. Where,…
JAYAKODI, APPELLANT, and PAUL SILVA et al., Respondents
098-NLR-NLR-V-44-JAYAKODI-APPELLANT-and-PAUL-SILVA-et-al.-Respondents.pdf Jayakodi and Paul Silva. 379 1943 Present: Soertsz S.P.J. JAYAKODI, Appellant, and PAUL SILVA et al., Respondents. 159—M. C. Negombo, 36,586. Petrol (Control of Supplies) Ordinance, No. 52 of 1939, s. 11 (b) — Judicial-notice of proclamation—Meaning of expression “vendor"-—Liabilityof owner of depot. A Court is bound to take judicial notice of the…
DE SILVA & MENDIS, Appellants , and COMMISSIONER OF STAMPS, Respondent
114-NLR-NLR-V-44-DE-SILVA-MENDIS-Appellants-and-COMMISSIONER-OF-STAMPS-Respondent.pdf 462MOSELEY-J.—=de Silva & Mendis and Commissioner of Stamps. 1943Present: Moseley S.P.J. and Jayetileke J. DE SILVA & MENDIS, Appellants, and COMMISSIONER OFSTAMPS, Respondent. Case stated by the Commissioner of Stamps under Section 31 of theStamp Ordinance (Cap. 189). Stamps—Conveyance by trustees under will to persons beneficially interested— No consideration for conveyance—Statnp Ordinance (Cup.…
RODRIGO et al. Appellants, and EBRAHIM, Respondent
130-NLR-NLR-V-44-RODRIGO-et-al.-Appellants-and-EBRAHIM-Respondent.pdf HOWARD C.J.—Rodrigo and Bbrahitn. 513 1943Present: Howard C.J. and Wijeyewardene J. RODRIGO et al. Appellants, and EBRAH3M, Respondent. 182—D. C. Colombo, 9,517. Novation—Agreement to substitute one debtor for another—Promise to pay debtof another—New consideration—Prevention of Frauds Ordinance(Cap. 57), s. 18. Where, by agreement, one debtor is substituted for another with theconsent of the…
NADAR, Appellant , and FONSEKA, Respondent
146-NLR-NLR-V-44-NADAR-Appellant-and-FONSEKA-Respondent.pdf Nairn and Fonseka. S59 1943Present: Howard C.J. and Keuneman J. NADAR, Appellant, and FONSEKA, Respondent. 346—D. C. Chilaw, 11,687. Agreement to pay money—Promise implied by terms of document—Acknow-ledgment of debt—Prescription Ordinance . (Cap. 55) s. 6. A document in which the defendant states that he has “ borrowed and received in full from,…
THE KING v. K. WILLIAM
017-NLR-NLR-V-44-THE-KING-v.-K.-WILLIAM.pdf HEARNE 3.—The King v. K. William. ■33 Court of Criminal Appeal. 1942Present: Soertsz, Heame, and de Kretser JJ. THE KING v. K. WILLIAM. 1—M. C. Avissawella, 24,331. Autrefois Acquit—Order of acquittal entered before all the evidence for prosecu-tion is called—Order in reality an order of discharge—Criminal Pro-cedure Code, ss. 190 & 191. Where…