National Film Corporation v. Prisca (Private) Ltd. – CA – DCF 870/99 F -2022

In the case between Prisca (Private) Ltd., Katukurunda, Kaluthara (Plaintiff-Respondent) and National Film Corporation, Colombo – 07 (Defendant-Appellant), the core issues addressed were whether the Defendant-Appellant unlawfully caused loss of income and reputational damage to the Plaintiff-Respondent by removing a film from the plaintiff’s cinema without providing a substitute, the adequacy of evidence tendered on reputational harm to a company, the sufficiency of pleadings and proof for special damages, and the observance of procedural fairness during the ex-parte inquiry. It was held that the Defendant-Appellant’s removal of the film, conducted via an ex-parte inquiry with inadequate notice and no substitute allocation, constituted arbitrary action resulting in compensable loss to the