K. Dona Nimalawathie vs P. H. Dayananda – SC APPEAL NO 49/2020-2025

In the case between K. Dona Nimalawathie and others and P. H. Dayananda, the court addressed the issue of a land title dispute centering on the admissibility of key title deeds where no objection was recorded at the time they were tendered. It was held that, pursuant to Section 154A (3)(a)(ii) of the Civil Procedure Code as amended by Act No. 17 of 2022, title deeds not objected to at the close of a party’s case must be accepted as evidence without further proof. This affirmed that courts are bound to admit such documents in evidence if procedural objections were not raised timely. The decision relied on the aforementioned statutory amendment, emphasizing the principle that the failure to object contemporaneously precludes subsequent evidentiary challenges. The appeal was dismissed, and th