I.M.D. Bandara vs. Director of Health Services et al. – SC APPEAL 69/2016-2023

In the case between I.M.D. Bandara (Plaintiff) and the Director of Health Services, Thilak Kumara Buddhadasa, Charitha Samiddhi Dewapura, Sumith Devapura, the Attorney General, and others (Defendants), the court examined whether legal interest should be awarded from the date of filing the suit or only from the date of the decree until payment. It was held that legal interest must accrue solely from the date of the decree until the date of payment, clarifying the interpretation of Section 192 of the Civil Procedure Code. The principle was reaffirmed that the awarding of interest rests within judicial discretion and should conform to statutory provisions. The decision relied on local law and comparative jurisprudence, determining that earlier orders awarding interest from the date of suit fi