Ranatunga vs Tikiri Banda – sllr 2005 volume 2 page 005

The case between Ranatunga (Plaintiff) and Tiklri Banda (Defendant) addressed whether the Debt Conciliation Board’s decision to entertain an application made on 30.08.1996 was compliant with the time limits prescribed under Section 19A of the Debt Conciliation Board Ordinance (as amended), in light of administrative delays in issuing the entertainment order dated 10.09.1996. It was concluded that the decisive factor is the date of application submission rather than the date of entertainment by the Board. The secondary issue concerned whether a certified copy of the deed of Conditional Transfer was legally required to accompany the application. The holding established that the absence of a certified copy did not invalidate the application provided an affidavit was furnished, reaffirming the