Gangodagedera v. Mercantile Credit Ltd. – sllr 1988 volume 2 page 253

In the case between Gangodagedera (petitioner/2nd defendant) and Mercantile Credit Ltd. (respondent/plaintiff), the court addressed whether the failure to comply with the mandatory provisions under Rule 49 of the Supreme Court Rules, specifically the requirement for proper and timely tendering of notice, renders a petition for revision invalid. It was held that the petitioner’s failure to tender notice within the prescribed two-week timeframe constituted fatal non-compliance, resulting in the dismissal of the revision application. The decision reaffirmed the principle that strict compliance with procedural rules governing the revision of District Court orders is imperative, relying on judicial precedents such as Samarawickrema v. Attorney-General and others. The court emphasized that non-c