Varusha Devage Babanis vs Rajakandatha Gedara Amindu – CA 911/1998/F-2013

In the case between Varusha Devage Babanis (Plaintiff-Appellant, as substituted by Varsa Devayalage Somawathi) and I. Rajakandatha Gedara Amindu with others (Defendant-Respondents), the court addressed whether an appeal should be re-opened due to difficulties in substituting legal heirs for two deceased substituted Defendant-Respondents. It was held that, in the absence of sufficient information regarding the proper persons to substitute as parties for the deceased Respondents, there was no basis for further action on the appeal. The decision reaffirmed that proceedings cannot continue without necessary party identification, relying on procedural requirements for substitution, and highlighted the necessity for proper party substitution to maintain the integrity of appellate review. The app