Central Finance Company PLC v. Sappani Chandrasekera and Sittambaram Pillei Shanmugam – SC APPEAL NO. SC/CHC/37/2013-2019

In the case between CENTRAL FINANCE COMPANY PLC and SAPPANI CHANDRASEKERA and SITTAMBARAM PILLEI SHANMUGAM (among others), the court addressed whether the plaintiff’s critical affidavit and documents had been properly filed, and evaluated the impact of related procedural errors. It was held that the necessary affidavit was mistakenly not in the case record due to a misfiling, and both counsel and the trial judge failed to detect and rectify the error, resulting in the erroneous dismissal of the plaintiff’s action. The principle reaffirmed emphasized the trial court’s continuing duty to ensure all essential evidence is properly produced, marked, and present. The judgment relied on sections 154 and 114 of the Civil Procedure Code, and relevant precedents, determining that manifest procedural