Walimunidewage Indrasena v. Walimuni Dewage Wijewardena et al. – CA CASE NO.765/2000-2000

The case between Walimunidewage Indrasena (Plaintiff/Respondent) and Walimuni Dewage Wijewardena (deceased, substituted by several parties) and Ganegodage Wijeratne (Defendants/Appellants) addressed whether a notice of appeal was filed within the fourteen-day period required by Section 754(4) of the Civil Procedure Code. It was determined that, in computing the limitation period, Saturdays are generally included except when the last day is a non-working day, and acts evidenced by court records are presumed regular unless proven otherwise. The principle reaffirmed was that judicial acts evidenced by contemporaneous records carry a legal presumption of regularity, as established by Section 114(d) of the Evidence Ordinance. The objection to the timeliness of the appeal was ultimately overrule