Science House (Ceylon) Ltd. v. Ipca Laboratories Private Ltd. – sllr 1987 volume 1 page 185

In the case between SCIENCE HOUSE (CEYLON) LTD. and IPCA LABORATORIES PRIVATE LTD., the court addressed whether a juristic person, specifically a corporation, can validly file an affidavit as required for instituting summary procedure under Chapter 53 of the Civil Procedure Code, particularly in light of s.34(1) of the Companies Ordinance. It was held that corporate plaintiffs are entitled to proceed under summary procedure by satisfying the affidavit requirement through an authorized officer, and that the District Court’s order requiring the deposit of security was not improper as the cumulative claim and interest were considered. The decision reaffirmed the principle that statutory procedural requirements should be purposively construed to permit corporate participation in summary procee