Ratnayaka Mudianselage Kapuru Banda vs Ratnayaka Mudianselage Banda – CA 852/99-2013

The case between Ratnayaka Mudianselage Kapuru Banda (Plaintiff-Appellant) and Ratnayaka Mudianselage Banda and others (Defendant-Respondents) addressed whether a District Court could lawfully amend a previously entered judgment and interlocutory decree in a partition action under the pretext of correcting a “clerical mistake” pursuant to Section 189 of the Civil Procedure Code. The amendments in question, concerning the description of Bandara Menika’s relationship and the exclusion findings regarding a land lot, were initiated by certain defendant-respondents six years after the judgment. The court held that such changes did not satisfy the statutory threshold for clerical mistakes or accidental slips, reaffirming the principle that substantive modifications to judgments must adhere stric