Siriwardene vs Banda – clr volume 2 page 099_2

In the case between Bandara and the Defendant in possession of disputed land (name not specified), the court addressed whether a previous order “striking off” an old ejectment action precluded the present suit on grounds of res judicata, the validity of early and subsequent conveyances during and after Bandara’s minority, and whether long-term adverse possession perfected the defendant’s title. The findings established that an order striking off an action under the Civil Procedure Code does not equate to abatement and thus cannot create a res judicata bar. It was further determined that the 1881 deed executed by Bandara as a minor was voidable, not void, and remained effective as no express repudiation was made upon reaching majority. The administrator’s sale of the land in 1876 was confir