Seylan Bank Ltd vs. Subasinghe – sllr 2019 volume 1 page 316

In the case between Seylan Bank Ltd (plaintiff) and Subasinghe (defendant), the court addressed whether a bank’s claim based on an overdraft facility is maintainable in the absence of production of cheques and assessed the evidentiary value of certified bank ledgers under the Evidence Ordinance. It was held that the plaintiff’s action is properly founded on the existence of an overdraft facility rather than the production of cheques, and certified copies of relevant bank ledgers are admissible as prima facie evidence pursuant to sections 90A and 90C of the Evidence Ordinance. The principle reaffirmed is that the proof of liability for an overdraft does not require the production of cheques if credible ledger evidence is available. The decision relied on statutory provisions and precedent (