Jayantha Evantius Fernando alias Jay Evantius Fernando vs Registrar-General of Companies – CA APN/MISC NO: 01/2015-2015

In the case between Jayantha Evantius Fernando alias Jay Evantius Fernando (Petitioner) and the Registrar-General of Companies, Department of the Registrar of Companies, Sri Lanka (Respondent), the issue addressed was whether the petitioner could incorporate a company using the name “THON LANKA (Pvt) Ltd,” considering the Companies Act and any potential earlier registration or reservation of the same or a similar name. It was determined that the Registrar-General would not object to registration under the proposed name, provided that the name was not already registered or reserved at the time of application and that any shareholding by the petitioner or representative complied with Exchange Control Regulations. The court acknowledged that this agreement constituted a full and final settlem