Majeed v. New Eastern Bus Company Ltd And Another – sllr 2006 volume 2 page 035

In the case between Majeed (Plaintiff) and New Eastern Bus Company Ltd and another (Defendants), the court addressed whether a transfer of proceedings from the District Court of Ampara to the District Court of Colombo is “expedient” or in the “interest of justice” under section 46(1)(d) of the Judicature Act No.2 of 1978. The court held that inconvenience to the plaintiff on account of personal health and the location of witnesses does not, in itself, justify such a transfer. The principle reaffirmed is that “expediency” or the “interests of justice” require more compelling grounds than individual inconvenience, relying on prior authorities such as Kurukulasuriya vs. M. M. Shahuf1 and Perera and Others vs. Hasheeb and Others. The judgment stresses that judicial proceedings should not be di