Neyna vs Neyna – clr volume 2 page 181

In D. C. Colombo, Nos. 285 C and 284 C, between Magiris Fernando (on behalf of the estate of Hewadewage Rengina Fernando) and several members of the Hewadewage Fernando family, the court addressed the procedural requirements for raising objections to a decree under section 772 of the Civil Procedure Code and the implications of service irregularities regarding petitions and orders nisi. It was held that respondents intending to object must prepare and submit a plain and concise statement of their grounds of objection in proper form before the hearing. The court affirmed that the District Judge’s discretion in extending the period for showing cause, instead of discharging the order nisi, was properly exercised. Costs were awarded to the prevailing party when a procedural ground was successf