Babapulle vs Domingo – clr volume 2 page 096

The case between Babapulle (landlord/appellant) and Domingo (tenant/respondent) addressed whether an appeal under the Small Tenements Ordinance, 1882, was filed within the prescribed time and the adequacy of the notice to quit in a monthly tenancy. It was determined that computation of time for appeals should follow the integration of the Small Tenements Ordinance with Section 754 of the Civil Procedure Code, thus validating the appeal as timely. The findings established that a notice to quit, specifying termination at “the end of February,” was clear and unambiguous, satisfying legal requirements for notice under a monthly tenancy. The prior order was set aside and the case was remanded to the Court of Requests for judgment on the merits, reasserting the principle that statutory timelines