Hettiarachchi v. Motha – sllr 1988 volume 1 page 303

In Hettiarachchi (substituted plaintiff — Mrs. Mary Motha) v. Motha (defendant), the Supreme Court addressed the validity of an application for substitution and subsequent execution proceedings relating to a decree for specific land lots. The central issue concerned whether the substituted plaintiff’s applications for substitution and writ—following the original plaintiff’s death—were in compliance with section 553 of the Administration of Justice Law (mirroring section 339(1) of the Civil Procedure Code), and whether a new application for writ was necessary after a stay order was imposed on part of the original land. It was held that the proceedings were procedurally proper, the application and order for writ were valid with respect to Lots B1 and B2, and a new application for writ was n