Asoka Wanniarachchi Kuruppu v. Vajira Swarnapali Palliyaguru – CA REV NO.1447/2006-2006

The case between Asoka Wanniarachchi Kuruppu (Plaintiff) and Vajira Swarnapali Palliyaguru (1st Defendant/Petitioner) addressed the issue of alleged forgery and fraudulent execution of Deed No. 956, which concerned the conveyance of property. The court held that the Plaintiff’s evidence established her absence from the country at the relevant time and disproved the Defendant’s contrary assertions, concluding that forgery had occurred. The application for revision by the Defendant was dismissed due to lack of merit, both substantively and because of an inexcusable delay in filing. The principle reaffirmed is that procedural fairness and diligence are required of litigants seeking extraordinary remedies such as revision, and a court may proceed ex parte where a party defaults despite adequat