Peoples Bank Vs Manuel Santhiyago Puvanendran – CA NO. 77/2000-2000

In the case between Peoples Bank (Plaintiff Respondent) and Manuel Santhiyago Puvanendran (Defendant Appellant), the court addressed whether the Debt Recovery (Special Provisions) Act No. 02 of 1990 provides an aggrieved party with a statutory right to appeal. It was held that the Act does not expressly provide such a right, reaffirming the principle that appellate rights must be explicitly conferred by statute. This decision relied on the precedents of Martin Vs Wijewardena and Bandara Vs The Peoples Bank, emphasizing that the statute’s procedural provisions do not grant an automatic right of appeal to an aggrieved party after a decree nisi is entered. The appeal was thus dismissed, confirming the decision of the Additional District Judge.

Upaly Abeyrathne J. — It was determined that th