Ceylinco Profit Sharing Investment Corporation Limited vs Serandib Clothing Lanka (Pvt.) Ltd. – CA 179/2013-2013

In the case between Ceylinco Profit Sharing Investment Corporation Limited (Plaintiff) and Serandib Clothing Lanka (Pvt.) Ltd. with M. L. A. M. Hizbullah (Defendants), the court addressed whether specific issues raised by the 2nd Defendant-Petitioner should have been resolved as preliminary issues or at trial. It was determined that the issues pertained to mixed questions of fact and law, precluding resolution as preliminary matters. The application for revision of the High Court’s refusal to try these issues on a preliminary basis was dismissed, reaffirming the principle that only pure questions of law are suitable for determination without a full trial. Reference was made to Section 147 of the Civil Procedure Code and established appellate procedures, thereby confirming that non-complian