Buddhadasa Kaluarachchi v. Nilamani Wijewickrama and Another – sllr 1990 volume 1 page 262

In Buddadasa Kaluarachchi v. Nilamani Wijewickrama, the court addressed whether a decree nisi dissolving a marriage, accompanied by orders for alimony and custody, should become absolute when no objection had been lodged within the prescribed period. It was held that section 605 of the Civil Procedure Code mandates the automatic finalization of the decree nisi at the expiration of three months, provided no valid objection is raised. The court reaffirmed the principle that subsidiary orders related to alimony and custody do not inhibit the entry of a decree absolute. The decision emphasized adherence to statutory procedure, relying on established precedents and interpretative authorities, clarifying that appellate intervention is warranted to enforce the automatic conversion of a decree nis