Lanka Orix Leasing Company Limited vs. Weeratunge Arachchige Piyadasa – SC APPEAL NO. 113/2014-2019

In the case between Lanka Orix Leasing Company Limited and Weeratunge Arachchige Piyadasa (trading as “Weeratunge Textile”), with Ellegoda Gamage Kamala Rani Weeratunge as substituted respondent, the court addressed the enforcement of an arbitral award arising from a lease agreement dispute. The central issue was whether the arbitral award should be enforced under the Arbitration Act No. 11 of 1995 in light of objections regarding public policy and alleged misapplication of statutory provisions. The court determined that the High Court lacked jurisdiction to set aside the arbitral award where the respondent had not sought such an order under the applicable statutory process, holding that enforcement should proceed in accordance with the Arbitration Act. The ruling reaffirmed that once the