A.D. Damith Jayantha vs. W.D. Dharmasiri Karunaratne – SC APPEAL NO. 100/2013-2016

In the case between A.D. Damith Jayantha (Appellants) and W.D. Dharmasiri Karunaratne (Respondents), the court considered whether the Debt Conciliation Board acted within its statutory authority by revising its decision to allow substitution of the deceased debtor’s legal heirs and whether the Court of Appeal had misinterpreted the relevant provisions of the Debt Conciliation Ordinance, particularly Sections 15, 49, 50, 54, and 64, in dismissing the Appellants’ writ application. It was decided that the Board’s conduct was lawful and reasonable under the amended Ordinance, and that the procedure followed, including the acceptance of a belated, unsigned application, did not constitute grounds for quashing the Board’s revised order. The appeal was dismissed and the judgment of the Court of Ap