Sithy Manjuma Perera vs Sithy Niloufer Ratnavibushana – CA NO.644/97-2017

In the case between Sithy Niloufer Ratnavibushana (nee Sithy Niloufer Sydeen) (Plaintiff-Respondent) and Sithy Manjuma Perera (nee Sithy Manjuma Sydeen) (Defendant-Appellant), the court addressed whether the District Court had erred in law by rejecting a medical certificate submitted by the Defendant-Appellant, refusing to postpone the trial, and proceeding in the Defendant’s and her counsel’s absence, thereby allegedly violating the principles of natural justice and fair trial. The underlying dispute pertained to the alleged unlawful, unilateral revocation of an irrevocable gift deed (Deed No. 170 of 03.09.1996) by the Defendant under Muslim law and the corresponding property rights between the parties, who are sisters. It was determined that the District Judge failed to properly investig