Lanka Law

Landmark Judgements

• M. Tudor Danister Anthony Fernando Vs. Rankiri Hettiarachchige Fredie Perera
• S.M. Heenmenike Vs. Suraweera Aratchchilage Mangalika Malkanthi
• Sri Lanka Savings Bank Ltd Vs v Global Tea Lanka (Pvt) Ltd

Supreme Court

• Jinadasa and Another v. Sam Silva and Others – SLR – 232, Vol 1 of 1994 [1991] LKSC 19; (1994) 1 Sri LR 232 (11 December 1991)   
• Fernando v. Sybil Fernando and Others – SLR – 1, Vol 3 of 1997 [1997] LKSC 5; (1997) 3 Sri LR 1 (4 June 1997)    
• Science House (Ceylon) Limited. v. I P A Laboratories Private Limited. – SLR – 155, Vol 1 of 1989 [1989] LKSC 11; (1989) 1 Sri LR 155 (20 January 1989) 
• Stassen Exports Limited v. Brooke Bond (Ceylon) Limited and Another – SLR – 63, Vol 2 of 1990 [1990] LKSC 10; (1990) 2 Sri LR 63 (9 October 1990) 
• Ven. Bengamuve Dhammaloka Thero v. Dr. Cyril Anton Balasuriya – SC Appeal 09/2002 SC Spl LA 242/2001 CA (Re) 1235A/2000 [2010] LKSC 7 (2 March 2010) 
• Storer Duraisamy Yogendra & Balasubramaniam Thavabalan v. Velupillai Tharmaratnam – SC Appeal No. 87/2009 SC (HCCA) LA No. 84/2009 Provincial High Court of the Northern Province – Civil Appeal No. 14/2007 DC Jaffna Case No. 130/Misc [2011] LKSC 4 (6 July 2011)  
• Tennekoon v. Somawathie Perera Alias Tennekoon – SLR – 90, Vol 1 of 1986 [1986] LKSC 17; (1986) 1 Sri LR 90 (31 January 1986) 
• Ratnasingham v. Tikiribanda Dassanaike and Others – SLR – 8, Vol 1 of 1998 [1997] LKSC 14; (1998) 1 Sri LR 8 (17 October 1997) 
• Jayasekera Ys. Lakmini And Others – SLR – 41, Vol 1 of 2010 [2010] LKSC 3; (2010) 1 Sri LR 41 (10 October 2010)
• Siriwardena v. Air Ceylon Limited – SLR – 286, Vol 1 of 1984 [1984] LKSC 8; (1984) 1 Sri LR 286 (30 May 1984)

Court of Appeal

• Science House (Ceylon) Ltd. v. Ipca Laboratories Private Ltd. – SLR – 185, Vol 1 of 1987 [1986] LKCA 14; (1987) 1 Sri LR 185 (18 December 1986)
• Sirisena and Others v. Honourable.HSRB Kobbekaduwa,Minister of Agriculture and Lands – NLR – 1 of 80 [1974] LKCA 2; (1974) 80 NLR 1 (3 September 1974)  
• Jayasinghe v. Mercantile Credit Ltd. – SLR – 495, Vol 2 of 1982 [1982] LKCA 8; (1982) 2 Sri LR 495 (20 January 1982)
• Samichi v. Pieris – NLR – 257 of 16 [1913] LKCA 24; (1913) 16 NLR 257 (19 March 1913) 
• Muttupilla v. Bowes – NLR – 453 of 17 [1914] LKCA 7; (1914) 17 NLR 453 (10 June 1914)
• Leechman & Company Ltd. v. Rangalla Consolidated Limited – SLR – 373, Vol 2 of 1981 [1981] LKCA 8; (1981) 2 Sri LR 373 (5 August 1981)
• Nesaratnam v. Vaithilingam – NLR – 457 of 78 [1975] LKCA 6; (1975) 78 NLR 457 (27 November 1975)
• Perera v. Jones Et Al. – NLR – 193 of 41 [1940] LKCA 12; (1940) 41 NLR 193 (22 February 1940) Senanayaka v. Gamage – NLR – 517 of 64 [1963] LKCA 24; (1963) 64 NLR 517 (6 February 1963)   
• Samsudeen v. Eagle Star Insurance Co. Ltd. – NLR – 372 of 64 [1962] LKCA 2; (1962) 64 NLR 372 (23 January 1962)  
• Kamburugamuwe Sumanarathana Thero v. Milton Mendis – SLR – 31, Vol 3 of 2006 [2006] LKCA 55; (2006) 3 Sri LR 31 (2 June 2006) 
• Munidasa & Others v. Nandasena – SLR – 224, Vol 2 of 2001 [2001] LKCA 37; (2001) 2 Sri LR 224 (20 February 2001)   
• Munidasa v. Gunadasa – SLR – 17, Vol 3 of 2001 [1997] LKCA 34; (2001) 3 Sri LR 17 (6 May 1997) Esabella Perera Hamine v. Emalia Perera Hamine – SLR – 8, Vol 1 of 1990 [1989] LKCA 20; (1990) 1 Sri LR 8 (15 December 1989)   
• Damayanthi Abeywardene and Another v. Hemalatha Abeywardene and Others – SLR – 272, Vol 1 of 1993 [1988] LKCA 15; (1993) 1 Sri LR 272 (13 September 1988) 
• Yakoob Bai v. Samimuttu – NLR – 345 of 51 [1950] LKCA 23; (1950) 51 NLR 345 (26 May 1950) 
• Stassen Exports Limited v. Hebtlilabhoy Co. Ltd. – SLR – 129, Vol 1 of 1984 [1983] LKCA 7; (1984) 1 Sri LR 129 (5 December 1983)
• Chellappa v. Selvadurai – NLR – 139 of 15 [1912] LKCA 35; (1912) 15 NLR 139 (18 March 1912)   
• Dias v. De Mel and Another – SLR – 263, Vol 1 of 1984 [1976] LKCA 23; (1984) 1 Sri LR 263 (28 October 1976) 
• Walker v. Mohideen – NLR – 310 of 26 [1924] LKCA 26; (1924) 26 NLR 310 (17 November 1924)

High Court

• Silverline Bus Co., Ltd. v. Kandy Omnibus Co., Ltd. – NLR – 193 of 58 [1956] LKHC 42; [1956] 9; (1956) 58 NLR 193 (14 December 1956) 
• Wijesuriya v. The State – NLR – 25 of 77 [1973] LKHC 13; [1973] 8; (1973) 77 NLR 25 (5 November 1973)  
• Weeraratne v. Perera – NLR – 445 of 79I [1977] LKHC 7; [1977] 2; (1977) 79 NLR 445 (23 November 1977)
• The Queen v. The Jawathie Gunawardene – NLR – 193 of 56 [1954] LKHC 37; [1954] 1; (1954) 56 NLR 193 (9 November 1954)
• The Queen v. Liyanage and Others – NLR – 313 of 64 [1962] LKHC 20; [1962] 12; (1962) 64 NLR 313 (3 October 1962)    
• Ibrahim Saibo, AMM v. Mansoor, SDM – NLR – 217 of 54 [1953] LKHC 1; [1953] 10; (1953) 54 NLR 217 (5 January 1953) King v. James Chandrasekera – NLR – 97 of 44 [1942] LKHC 47; [1942] 23; (1942) 44 NLR 97 (21 December 1942)
• Baby Nona v. Kahingala – NLR – 361 of 66 [1964] LKHC 18; [1964] 19; (1964) 66 NLR 361 (20 July 1964)