Mohamed Salley Beebee Seinam and 07 others vs Mohamed Amanullah Fathima Naseema and 01 other – CA NO. 744/2000-2014

In the case between Mohamed Salley Beebee Seinam and others (Plaintiff Appellants) and Mohamed Amanullah Fathima Naseema and another (Defendant Respondents), the court addressed whether a judgment delivered by the District Court is rendered a nullity when one of the parties, specifically the 6th Plaintiff Appellant, died prior to the pronouncement of judgment and no substitution was made for the deceased party. It was determined that such a judgment is a nullity, reaffirming the principle that legal proceedings must include lawful representation for all parties at the time of judgment. This decision relied on Supreme Court precedents including Munasinghe v. Mohamed Jabir Navaz Carim and Karunawathie v. Piyasena and others, emphasizing that the death of a party with no substitution extingui