Karunasinghe Herathge Lalitha Padmini vs Wijesinghe Arachchige Wijedasa and Bandaranayake Mudiyanselage Bandara – SC APPEAL 118/2011-2011

In the case between Karunasinghe Herathge Lalitha Padmini (plaintiff-appellant-petitioner) and Wijesinghe Arachchige Wijedasa and Bandaranayake Mudiyanselage Bandara (defendants-respondents), the Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether the first defendant fulfilled the contractual obligation to accept the balance amount under an agreement to sell immovable property. It was held that the first defendant’s refusal to accept the payment, despite documented attempts by the plaintiff-appellant, constituted a breach of contractual duty. The court reaffirmed the principle that a contracting party is bound to perform upon fulfillment of the agreed consideration, and relief may be granted where bona fide attempts to pay have been established. The decision relied on a strict interpretation of c