Mohideen and Another v. BOC – CA CASE NO. 1144/1999-2001

The case between Kaluthara Soma Thero and the Divisional Secretary, Alawwa, among others, addressed the validity of the District Judge’s decision declaring the August 28, 1997 election of the Alawwa Sasanarakshaka Bala Mandalaya null and void and the propriety of awarding costs against the State. It was held that the District Judge’s failure to deliver reasoned, issue-specific answers, as mandated by Section 187 of the Civil Procedure Code, rendered the judgment legally unsustainable. The principle reaffirmed was that judicial orders must concisely state the facts, points for determination, findings, and supporting reasons for each material issue. Reliance was placed on established precedents, which affirm that relief cannot be granted on issues neither specifically pleaded nor substantiat