Gothamadattawa Weerasinghe v. Epitawelage Eron Singho – CA APPEAL NO. 509/97-1997

In the case between Vijitha Weerasinghe (acting for the Weerasinghe family) and Epitawelage Eron Singho (with substituted 1st Defendant-Appellant Jayasinghage Anula), the issue concerned the validity of Deeds No. 41 and 21525 executed by Hector Weerasinghe. The central legal question was whether these deeds were rendered void due to Hector Weerasinghe’s mental incapacity at the relevant times. It was held that the deeds were null and void on the basis that the presumption of continued insanity, once adjudged, was not rebutted by credible evidence. This decision reaffirmed the principle that persons previously declared of unsound mind are presumed to remain so unless clear proof of restoration is established, consistent with requirements under the Civil Procedure Code. The Court emphasized