Ranjithamalar Santhiraseharan vs Arumugam Pushpakaran – SC APPEAL 133/19-2024

In the case between Mr. Arumugam Pushpakaran (Plaintiff/Appellant-Respondent) and Mrs. Ranjithamalar Santhiraseharan (Defendant/Respondent-Appellant), the court addressed the issue of the admissibility of a contested Deed of Gift (V3) and a related letter (V4) within property dispute proceedings. It was held that, in the absence of reiterated objections at the close of the case, documents read into evidence become admissible under the transitional provisions of the Civil Procedure Code (Amendment) Act, No. 17 of 2022, specifically Section 3(a)(ii). This position reaffirms the principle that documents for which objections are not formally maintained at the conclusion of trial need not be further proven, as clarified in authorities including Sri Lanka Ports Authority and Another v. Jugolinij