Panadura Finance & Enterprises Ltd. v. Perera and Another – sllr 1999 volume 1 page 358

In the case of PANADURA FINANCE & ENTERPRISES LTD. v. PERERA AND ANOTHER, the court examined whether an earlier ex parte decision in case No. 416/L barred the current proceedings on grounds of res judicata, considering section 18 of the Civil Procedure Code regarding party addition. The dispute centered on the permissibility of proceeding with claims of constructive trust and laesio enormis, given the added defendant-petitioner’s non-involvement in the previous suit and the difference in causes of action. After reviewing prior judgments and submissions on prescription and laesio enormis, it was determined that the prior decision did not preclude the present proceedings, and the District Court’s order permitting the addition of the petitioner was affirmed. The revision application and relat