Alliance Finance Limited vs Ilandarige Rohana Pushpakumara – CA 331/98 F -2013

In the case between Alliance Finance Limited and Ilandarige Rohana Pushpakumara, Ilandarige Ariyasena, and Weeratunga Arachchige Anton Prasad Seram, the court addressed the issue of whether Alliance Finance Limited complied with Section 16 of the Consumer Credit Act No. 29 of 1982 during the repossession and subsequent sale of a leased vehicle. It was held that strict compliance with the statutory requirement to advertise the sale in newspapers published in Sinhala, Tamil, and English within thirty days of repossession is necessary to protect consumer rights. The findings established that the advertisement was published more than five years after repossession, which constituted a material breach of the statutory mandate. The decision reaffirmed the principle that non-compliance with consum