Herath Mudiyanselage Malani Sunanda v. Herath Mudiyanselage Ukku Banda Appuhamy et al. – CA NO. 1409/2000-2011

In Herath Mudiyanselage Malani Sunanda v. Jayasekera Aratchilage Pemawathi and others, the court addressed whether the Substituted 1st Defendant-Petitioner, Jayasekera Aratchilage Pemawathi, was entitled to have the judgment and interlocutory decree in a partition action revised. The primary issue centered on the petitioner’s delay in seeking revision, specifically whether the delay was adequately explained given her failure to file an appeal within the prescribed time following the District Court’s judgment. The holding established that the delay was not excused due to insufficient and unconvincing evidence regarding incapacity. This decision reaffirmed the principle that applications for revision must be accompanied by a satisfactory explanation for any delay, referencing the requirement