Stella Perera and Others v. Margret Silva – sllr 2002 volume 1 page 169

In the case between Stella Perera and others (Plaintiffs) and Margret Silva (Defendant), the court addressed the revocability of a deed of gift executed between spouses, specifically considering the implications of ingratitude and the legal framework for revocation. The key legal issue focused on whether a 1963 deed of gift from a husband to his wife could be revoked on grounds of ingratitude and whether the action for such revocation was time-barred under the Prescription Ordinance. The findings established that adverse possession between spouses regarding the matrimonial home could only commence after the complete and irreparable breakdown of the marital relationship, which, in this case, occurred in 1982. The court determined that the absence of the first defendant’s direct testimony du