Jeyasingham v. Jeyasingham – SLR – 132, Vol 2 of 1981 – sllr 1981 volume 2 page 132

In the case between the petitioner (husband) and the respondent (wife), the court addressed the authority of a Family Court Judge in maintenance proceedings, specifically whether a warrant of arrest may be issued without a prior summons and whether the absence of recorded reasons for such issuance affects jurisdiction. It was held that procedural shortcomings, such as not recording reasons in writing before issuing a warrant, constitute mere irregularities and do not nullify the proceedings. The principle reaffirmed was that procedural irregularities, in this context, do not rise to the level of jurisdictional defects if the statutory power exists. Interpretation centered on the Maintenance Ordinance and the Code of Criminal Procedure Act, establishing that the court’s authority was proper