Siriwardena v. Air Ceylon Ltd. – sllr 1982 volume 2 page 544

In the case between Siriwardena (Appellant) and Air Ceylon Ltd. (Respondent), the court addressed whether an amended judgment and decree—correcting an accidental slip—constituted a final order affecting the substantive rights of the parties, or whether it was merely interlocutory in nature for appellate purposes under sections 754(1) and 754(2) of the Civil Procedure Code. It was determined that the amendment to the judgment and decree finally disposed of the rights of the parties, qualifying as a final order, and therefore an appeal lay directly as of right. This decision reaffirmed the principle that a judicial order is considered final when it effectively determines the parties’ rights and concludes the matter at the trial court level. Reliance was placed upon authorities interpreting f