Mallika Arachchige Don Irin et al. vs Lal Jayantha Narangoda – CA 835/93 F -2011

The case between Lal Jayantha Narangoda (Plaintiff-Respondent) and Mallika Arachchige Don Irin, Nissangalage Saranapala Almeida, Kanthy Almeida, Rohan Almeida, and Ajith Almeida (27th–31st Defendants-Appellants), addressed the consequences of a withdrawn appeal and alleged errors in the recording of parties’ titles in a partition appeal proceeding. It was determined that the 28th Defendant-Appellant, having formally withdrawn the appeal, could not seek to amend court minutes or revive participation in the proceedings on the basis of a clerical error. The court held that only clear and harmful clerical errors in formal court records could merit correction, but these could not be used to obtain a substantive advantage beyond what is permitted by final orders. The principle of finality of cou