Elvitigala and Jayanthi Mala vs Ceylinco Development Bank Limited – sllr 2016 volume 1 page 255

In the case between Ceylinco Development Bank Limited (Plaintiff-Respondent) and the 1st Defendant (vehicle hirer) and 2nd Defendant (guarantor), the court addressed the issue of breach of a hire purchase agreement due to non-payment of installments and failure to return the vehicle upon termination. The court held that the evidence, including documentary admissions, established a rightful termination of the agreement and justified the High Court’s award in favor of the Plaintiff-Respondent. It was emphasized that no substantive contradiction or opposition was presented to the Plaintiff-Respondent’s evidence at trial. The findings reaffirmed the principle that a validly terminated agreement, coupled with unchallenged evidence, enables affirmation of the lower court’s judgment. The decision