K.V.A. Rodrigo v. K.S.C.A. Rodrigo et al. – CALA 420/2003-2011

In the case between K.S.C.A. Rodrigo (petitioner-respondent) and K.V.A. Rodrigo (6th respondent-petitioner), the court addressed the issue of whether the District Court erred in rejecting the 6th respondent’s late objections to probate proceedings and if the statutory time limit under Section 529(3) of the Civil Procedure Code for filing objections is subject to extension under Section 91A. It was held that the District Judge wrongly concluded the time period was mandatory and incapable of extension, and instead, the court possesses authority under Section 91A to enlarge the period for filing objections. This decision reaffirmed the principle that procedural time limits for objections in probate proceedings may be extended at the discretion of the court to ensure fairness, relying on the i