Chistobel Matilda Joshua v. Seylan Bank PLC – SC CHC APPEAL 52/2012-2012

In the case between John Sylvester Horatio Joshua (substituted for Christobel Matilda Joshua, deceased) and Seylan Bank PLC, the court addressed the issue of whether an application to amend the Plaint—to correct an international debit card number by adding a missing four-digit sequence—should be permitted. The court held that such an amendment ought to be allowed, and determined that rigid adherence to procedural technicalities, particularly in the context of an error arising from jurisdictional transfer between courts, could produce grave injustice. The ruling reaffirmed the principle that amendments to pleadings which prevent manifest injustice should be permitted where no prejudice results to the opposing party. Relevant statutory interpretation and precedent regarding amendment of plea